This page shows the rupee priced in dollars — how many US dollars one rupee, or a lakh of rupees, buys. It is the view you need when paying a dollar invoice, budgeting a US trip or pricing a product for American customers.
INR to USD is simply the inverse of USD to INR: divide 1 by the dollar rate. Because one rupee is worth around a cent, the conversion table below uses larger rupee amounts.
What moves INR to USD
Everything that moves USD to INR, in reverse — when the dollar rate rises, the rupee buys fewer dollars
Crude oil prices and foreign investment flows
RBI and US Federal Reserve policy
Frequently Asked Questions
How many dollars is 1 lakh rupees?
Divide 1,00,000 by today’s USD to INR rate. The table on this page shows it already worked out for common amounts.
How much foreign currency can I send abroad from India?
Under the RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme, resident individuals can remit up to US$ 2,50,000 per financial year for permitted purposes. Tax collected at source may apply above certain limits.
Why is 1 rupee worth so little in dollars?
An exchange rate reflects the size of each currency unit, not the strength of an economy. A small unit value on its own says nothing about whether the rupee is “strong” or “weak”.
Sources: today’s rate from Exchange Rate API; history from European Central Bank reference rates via Frankfurter. Mid-market rates are for information — banks and transfer services apply their own rates.
