| 1 $ = | Start | 07/11/2026 | Change | |
| Last 24 hours | 44.501 ₴ | ⇨ | 44.534 ₴ | +0.07% |
| Last week | 44.55 ₴ | ⇨ | 44.534 ₴ | -0.04% |
| Last month | 44.913 ₴ | ⇨ | 44.534 ₴ | -0.84% |
| Last year | 41.771 ₴ | ⇨ | 44.534 ₴ | +6.61% |
| Currency | 07/04/2026 | 07/11/2026 | Change | |
| Venezuelan Bolívar (VES) | 638.9 Bs. | ⇨ | 708.81 Bs. | +10.94% |
| Seychellois Rupee (SCR) | 13.466 SR | ⇨ | 14.565 SR | +8.16% |
| Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK) | 4.3946 K | ⇨ | 4.4688 K | +1.69% |
| Afghan Afghani (AFN) | 64 Af | ⇨ | 65 Af | +1.56% |
| Gambian Dalasi (GMD) | 72.504 D | ⇨ | 73.504 D | +1.38% |
| Belarusian Ruble (BYN) | 2.9023 Br | ⇨ | 2.8615 Br | -1.4% |
| New Zealand Dollar (NZD) | 1.7522 NZ$ | ⇨ | 1.7273 NZ$ | -1.43% |
| Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) | 18.38 ZK | ⇨ | 18.044 ZK | -1.83% |
| South Korean Won (KRW) | 1,528.8 ₩ | ⇨ | 1,499.2 ₩ | -1.94% |
| Colombian Peso (COP) | 3,363.7 $ | ⇨ | 3,294.7 $ | -2.05% |
| See also: 24h, monthly and yearly currency moves | ||||
| Currency name | Ukrainian Hryvnia |
| Symbol | ₴ |
| Also known as | UAH, Ukrainian Hryvnia, ₴1 = 100 kopiykas |
| ISO code | UAH |
| Banknotes | ₴20, ₴50, ₴100, ₴200, ₴500, ₴1000 |
| Coins | ₴1, ₴2, ₴5, ₴10 |
| Central bank | National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) - Website: www.bank.gov.ua |
| Countries | 1 country: Ukraine (capital: Kyiv, major cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa) |
| Population | 43 mil. |
History
The Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) has a history that represents the emergence of an independent Ukrainian monetary identity after centuries of foreign rule. Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union for most of its modern history; Ukrainians had little opportunity to develop independent monetary institutions until 1991.
The name "hryvnia" has deep historical roots: it refers to a unit of weight and currency used in Kievan Rus from the 11th century — one of the earliest monetary units in Eastern European history. The medieval hryvnia was a silver ingot used across the Rus principalities. When Ukraine declared independence in 1991, the choice of name for the new currency deliberately evoked this ancient heritage.
After independence, Ukraine initially used the karbovanets (coupon) as a transitional currency, which suffered severe hyperinflation in the early 1990s. The hryvnia was introduced in 1996 at 1 hryvnia = 100,000 karbovanets, successfully stabilising Ukraine's monetary system. The National Bank of Ukraine managed the exchange rate, initially pegging the hryvnia to the US dollar.
Ukraine's monetary history has been shaped by its political and economic upheavals: the Orange Revolution (2004), the Euromaidan revolution and Russian annexation of Crimea (2014) — which caused a severe currency crisis and IMF rescue — and Russia's full-scale invasion of February 2022, which caused enormous economic damage. The hryvnia has been managed with capital controls and international support since the 2022 invasion, holding broadly stable through the war with Western financial assistance.
Sources:
"Ukrainian hryvnia", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_hryvnia
"National Bank of Ukraine", Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_of_Ukraine