Hryvnia strengthens against dollar and euro: exchange rates for October 16
The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official exchange rates of foreign currencies for Friday, October 16, 2026. Compared to October 15, the hryvnia strengthened against the US dollar and the euro. The official dollar rate decreased by about 10 kopecks, and the euro by 4 kopecks.
The official dollar rate for October 16 is 44.8871 UAH, the euro is 50.3081 UAH.
Currency | NBU rate as of 16.10.2026 | Daily change | Trend |
US Dollar | 44.8871 UAH | -0.0930 UAH | fell |
Euro | 50.3081 UAH | -0.0372 UAH | fell |
Pound Sterling | 59.4700 UAH | -0.1943 UAH | fell |
Swiss Franc | 54.0698 UAH | +0.0799 UAH | rose |
Japanese Yen (10) | 2.8427 UAH | +0.0040 UAH | rose |
Canadian Dollar | 31.6004 UAH | -0.0325 UAH | fell |
Australian Dollar | 31.0282 UAH | -0.4889 UAH | fell |
Polish Zloty | 11.5141 UAH | -0.0156 UAH | fell |
Czech Koruna | 2.0661 UAH | -0.0008 UAH | fell |
Moldovan Leu | 2.5027 UAH | -0.0037 UAH | fell |
Romanian Leu | 9.4299 UAH | +0.0090 UAH | rose |
Hungarian Forint (100) | 13.8395 UAH | -0.0115 UAH | fell |
What has changed
In the rates for Friday, October 16, the hryvnia strengthened against the US dollar, the euro, and most currencies from the presented list. At the same time, the Swiss franc, Japanese yen, and Romanian leu appreciated.
The most noticeable decrease was the Australian dollar – by 0.4889 UAH, to 31.0282 UAH. The pound sterling fell by 0.1943 UAH and now costs 59.4700 UAH.
The official US dollar rate decreased by 0.0930 UAH – from 44.9801 to 44.8871 UAH. Thus, the American currency moved away from the 45 UAH mark again. The euro lost 0.0372 UAH – from 50.3453 to 50.3081 UAH.
The Canadian dollar fell by 0.0325 UAH – to 31.6004 UAH. The Polish zloty decreased by 0.0156 UAH, to 11.5141 UAH, and the Hungarian forint per 100 units lost 0.0115 UAH – to 13.8395 UAH.
The Moldovan leu fell by 0.0037 UAH, to 2.5027 UAH. The Czech koruna decreased by 0.0008 UAH – to 2.0661 UAH.
At the same time, the Swiss franc rose by 0.0799 UAH – to 54.0698 UAH. The Romanian leu added 0.0090 UAH and reached 9.4299 UAH. The Japanese yen per 10 units appreciated by 0.0040 UAH, to 2.8427 UAH.
Thus, as of October 16, the hryvnia strengthened against the dollar, euro, pound sterling, and most currencies on the list. The most noticeable decline was shown by the Australian dollar and the pound sterling, while the Swiss franc demonstrated growth.