What Is the Sales by Checkout Currency Report?
The Sales by Checkout Currency report groups your Shopify sales by the currency each customer paid in at checkout, then shows every currency's total converted into your store's local currency so the rows can be compared side by side.
The dimension here is the currency itself, not the customer's location. A shopper billing from Germany might still check out in USD, so this report answers a different question than a location report: it tells you which denominations your money actually arrives in. One thing to keep in mind is that converted totals reflect the exchange rate Shopify recorded at order time, so a past order's local-currency value does not shift when today's rate changes.
Merchants selling through Shopify Markets or any multi-currency setup use this report to see which currencies represent real buying power and to reconcile international revenue without exporting and converting figures by hand.
Which Fields Are Included in the Sales by Checkout Currency Report?
These three fields let you compare each currency's volume and value in one consistent view.
You can customize the pre-made report by adding, removing, or rearranging columns. Common additions include average order value per currency and each currency's share of total sales in local terms.
Important Insights You Can Find in This Report
Are international customers checking out in their own currency, or defaulting to your base currency?
Scan how many distinct currencies actually carry orders. If your store attracts international traffic but nearly every order still lands in your base currency, local prices may not be reaching customers at checkout. That usually points to a Shopify Markets or currency-display setting worth reviewing, since paying in an unfamiliar currency adds friction that can cost conversions.
Which currency's order count is climbing faster than its converted revenue?
Compare Orders against Total Sales for each currency rather than reading either column alone. A currency with rising orders but flat converted sales can mean the exchange rate moved against you, or that baskets in that market are smaller than elsewhere. Either read tells you something the raw order count would hide.
Is one currency carrying most of your revenue once everything is converted?
Look at how concentrated Total Sales is across currencies. Heavy reliance on a single currency means your reported revenue is exposed to that currency's exchange-rate swings. Knowing this early helps you decide whether a second market is worth pushing to spread that risk.
THE ANALYST'S READ: The Signal Most Merchants Miss
The overlooked signal is the gap between a currency's share of orders and its share of converted revenue. A currency can account for a large slice of your order count while contributing a much smaller slice of Total Sales in local terms, or the reverse.
When a currency shows many orders but a thin converted total run after run, it is worth checking a few things: the average order value in that market, any per-market rounding or pricing rules, and the exchange rate applied at the time those orders were placed. A low converted total could indicate genuinely small baskets, or it could suggest your prices in that market are set lower than intended once the rate is applied.
Because these totals are point-in-time conversions, compare the same currency across periods rather than assuming today's rate explains a historical figure. A pattern that repeats across several periods is a real signal. A single month may just be exchange-rate noise.
How Can You Automate the Sales by Checkout Currency Report?
Open Report Pundit in your Shopify admin and load the pre-made Sales by Checkout Currency template. The columns are already set, so you can save it as is or adjust the date range and add filters first.
Once saved, schedule it to run on its own, daily, weekly, or monthly, and have it delivered by email to yourself, your finance team, or your accountant. You can export it as Excel, CSV, or PDF, or push it to Google Sheets or Google Drive so the numbers arrive already prepared for your reconciliation pack. It works across all Shopify plans, including Report Pundit's free plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What currency are the totals shown in?
Total Sales is converted into your store's local currency, so every currency's figure is comparable and ready to reconcile. The checkout currency is still shown as the grouping, so you can see both the paid-in currency and its local-currency value.
What is the difference between checkout currency and billing location?
Checkout currency is the denomination the customer paid in. Billing location is the country on the customer's billing address. They often differ: a customer can bill from one country and still check out in a different currency, so a currency report and a billing-location report answer separate questions.
Which exchange rate does the report use?
The rate Shopify recorded at the time each order was placed. Historical totals therefore stay fixed and do not move when today's rate changes.
Does it work with Shopify Markets and multi-currency stores?
Yes. The report is built for stores where customers check out in their own currency, which is exactly the setup Shopify Markets and multi-currency create.
Can I see each currency's share of total sales?
Yes. You can add a currency-share column that shows each currency's percentage of total sales in local terms, which is a quick way to size your markets.
Which Shopify plans can use this report?
Report Pundit offers it on every plan, including Shopify Basic and Report Pundit's own free plan, so multi-currency reporting is not gated behind a higher tier.