Chinese Yuan (CNY)

The Chinese Yuan is the official currency of China.

Currency Details

Currency Code CNY
Symbol ¥
Minor Unit Fen (1/100), Jiao (1/10)
Country China
Central Bank People's Bank of China

Official CNY Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by People's Bank of China (CFETS) instead. AllRatesToday serves People's Bank of China (CFETS) published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

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Popular CNY Conversions

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Live CNY Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

1 fen2 fen5 fen1 jiao5 jiao¥1

💵 Banknotes

¥1¥5¥10¥20¥50¥100

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Chinese Yuan is CNY. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Chinese Yuan.
The Chinese Yuan (CNY) is the official currency of China. It is managed by the People's Bank of China.
The symbol for the Chinese Yuan is ¥. The minor unit is the Fen (1/100), Jiao (1/10).
The Chinese Yuan (CNY) is managed by the People's Bank of China. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live CNY mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for CNY. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/pboc/latest returns the rates as published by People's Bank of China (CFETS), with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

CNY Exchange Rate API

Get live Chinese Yuan (CNY) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns CNY mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by People's Bank of China (CFETS).

Endpoints for CNY

What you needRequest
Latest CNY/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD
CNY against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from CNYGET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD&amount=1000
CNY rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
CNY rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
CNY rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official People's Bank of China (CFETS) rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/pboc/latest
All ECB reference rates in CNY, no keyGET /api/open/latest/CNY

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. The open ECB endpoint needs no key; public pages that display the rates carry a visible link to AllRatesToday.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=CNY&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('CNY', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("CNY", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "CNY",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live CNY/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with CNY rates

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