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What is Exchange rate?

Exchange rate: The price of one currency in another.

Where Exchange rate fits

Exchange rate is part of Trade & Currency in Global Trade. Trade connects economies through exports, imports, tariffs, quotas and trade agreements. Comparative advantage says countries should specialize in what costs them least.

Practical tip

Check duties, rules and currency risk before entering a market.

Related terms

Tariff
A tax on imported goods.
Trade deficit
Imports exceed exports in a period.
GDP
Total value of goods and services a country produces in a period.
Export
Selling goods or services to buyers in another country.
Import
Goods brought in from another country.
Quota
A limit on how much of a good can be imported.
Free trade agreement
A deal that removes most trade barriers between countries.
Customs duty
A tax collected on imported goods.

Formulas you will use with it

Trade balance

Test yourself

Which term means: “The price of one currency in another.”?

Trade deficit · GDP · Exchange rate

Answer: Exchange rate

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