Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Korea - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 90.69 (index) in August 2025, compared to 91.41 in the previous month. This constitutes a reduction of 0.79 percent.
Sample. There are 380 data points in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean value of 102.13; it hit a trough of 68.06 in January 1998; it recorded a maximum of 124.14 in April 2006.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 92.48 |
| 2025-07-31 | 91.41 |
| 2025-08-31 | 90.69 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Korea |
| 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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