Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Euro area - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the euro area, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 104.93 (index) in August 2025, versus 105.00 in July. This constitutes a reduction of 0.07 percent.
Sample. There are 380 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Check out some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate attained a maximum of 117.62 in April 2008; it recorded a minimum of 87.92 in October 2000; it had an average value of 104.17.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 104.31 |
| 2025-07-31 | 105.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 104.93 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Euro area |
| 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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