Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - China - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In China, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 86.80 (index) in August 2025, compared to 86.51 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 0.34 percent.
Sample. There are 380 observations in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate attained a maximum of 106.38 in March 2022; it recorded a minimum of 52.80 in January 1994; it averaged 83.10.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 86.23 |
| 2025-07-31 | 86.51 |
| 2025-08-31 | 86.8 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | China |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Index (2020 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Geometric trade-weighted average of bilateral exchange rates, with relative adjustments for consumer prices |
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