The Russian ruble hovered around the 77 per USD mark, softening slightly from the near-three-year high of 75.5 from late February as increasing concerns to growth weighed against support from capital controls and the low influx of foreign currency to the Russian financial system. The Russian GDP expanded 1% in 2025, well below averages since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, prompting the Bank of Russia to unexpectedly extend its rate-cutting cycle. Still, mounting sanctions against the Russian central bank and key businesses prevented domestic market players from transact in hard currency, driving their fixes by the CBR to surge through the year. This was exemplified by the 96% plunge in ruble pair trading compared to before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, the plunging energy revenues that are key for Russia's budget drove the CBR and Finance Ministry to sell gold and yuan in the National Welfare Fund to finance government operations, also supporting the currency.

The USD/RUB exchange rate rose to 76.7600 on February 16, 2026, up 0.14% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Russian Ruble has strengthened 0.95%, and is up by 16.11% over the last 12 months. Historically, the USDRUB reached an all time high of 150 in March of 2022. Russian Ruble - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on February 17 of 2026.

The USD/RUB exchange rate rose to 76.7600 on February 16, 2026, up 0.14% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Russian Ruble has strengthened 0.95%, and is up by 16.11% over the last 12 months. The Russian Ruble is expected to trade at 76.12 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 72.53 in 12 months time.



Crosses Price Day Year Date
USDRUB 76.7600 0.1100 0.14% -16.11% Feb/16
EURRUB 90.9637 -0.0191 -0.02% -5.18% Feb/16
GBPRUB 104.6162 -0.0164 -0.02% -9.43% Feb/16
AUDRUB 54.3062 0.0993 0.18% -6.62% Feb/16
NZDRUB 46.3178 0.0212 0.05% -11.79% Feb/16
RUBJPY 1.9998 0.0078 0.39% 20.78% Feb/16
RUBCNY 0.0897 -0.0004 -0.41% 12.95% Feb/16
RUBCHF 0.0100 0.00001 0.05% 1.81% Feb/16
RUBCAD 0.0178 -0.00001 -0.03% 14.58% Feb/16
RUBMXN 0.2236 -0.0006 -0.25% 0.81% Feb/16
RUBINR 1.1824 0.0010 0.08% 24.31% Feb/16
RUBBRL 0.0681 0.00002 0.02% 8.79% Feb/16
RUBARS 18.2285 -0.0249 -0.14% 57.26% Feb/16
RUBCZK 0.2667 0.0002 0.09% 1.85% Feb/16
RUBDKK 0.0821 0.00003 0.04% 5.31% Feb/16
RUBHUF 4.1500 -0.0095 -0.23% -2.04% Feb/16
RUBIDR 219.0698 -0.5649 -0.26% 23.37% Feb/16
RUBKRW 18.7823 -0.0105 -0.06% 18.73% Feb/16
RUBMYR 0.0508 -0.0002 -0.34% 4.40% Feb/16
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Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Russia Inflation Rate 6.00 5.60 percent Jan 2026
United States Inflation Rate 2.40 2.70 percent Jan 2026
Russia Interest Rate 15.50 16.00 percent Feb 2026
United States Fed Funds Interest Rate 3.75 3.75 percent Jan 2026
United States Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.40 percent Jan 2026
Russia Unemployment Rate 2.20 2.10 percent Dec 2025

Russian Ruble
The USDRUB spot exchange rate specifies how much one currency, the USD, is currently worth in terms of the other, the RUB. While the USDRUB spot exchange rate is quoted and exchanged in the same day, the USDRUB forward rate is quoted today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
76.76 76.65 150.00 4.66 1996 - 2026 Daily

News Stream
Russian Ruble Eases from 3-Year High
The Russian ruble hovered around the 77 per USD mark, softening slightly from the near-three-year high of 75.5 from late February as increasing concerns to growth weighed against support from capital controls and the low influx of foreign currency to the Russian financial system. The Russian GDP expanded 1% in 2025, well below averages since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, prompting the Bank of Russia to unexpectedly extend its rate-cutting cycle. Still, mounting sanctions against the Russian central bank and key businesses prevented domestic market players from transact in hard currency, driving their fixes by the CBR to surge through the year. This was exemplified by the 96% plunge in ruble pair trading compared to before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, the plunging energy revenues that are key for Russia's budget drove the CBR and Finance Ministry to sell gold and yuan in the National Welfare Fund to finance government operations, also supporting the currency.
2026-02-13
Russian Ruble Hits 32-month High
The Russian Ruble touched 74.95 against the USD, the highest since May 2023. Over the past 4 weeks, US Dollar Russian Ruble lost 3.46%, and in the last 12 months, it decreased 24.6%.
2026-01-22
Russian Ruble Hovers Near 5-Year High
The Russian ruble was near the 78 per USD mark in December, not too far from the near-three-year high of 76.5 from earlier in the month, amid low demand for hard currency and high interest rates by the Bank of Russia. Sanctions against the Russian central bank and key businesses prevented domestic market players from transacting in hard currency, driving the dollar fixes by the CBR to plunge through the year. This was exemplified by the 96% plunge in ruble pair trading compared to before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while data from the CBR indicated that nearly 60% of Russian exports were paid in rubles, compared to 14% in 2021. The latest sanction measures included sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft, the country's largest oil companies, while the EU confirmed it will phase out Russian LNG by 2027. Meanwhile, the CBR cut its key rate by 50bps to 16.5% this month and hinted that increasing inflation expectations limit the room for more accommodative financial conditions.
2025-12-22