Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Saudi Arabia - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Saudi Arabia, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 100.29 (index) in August 2025, compared to 100.04 in July 2025. This marks a rise of 0.25 percent.
Sample. There are 380 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate reached its lowest level of 74.60 in March 2008; it peaked at 107.39 in January 1998; it averaged 93.93.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 100.57 |
| 2025-07-31 | 100.04 |
| 2025-08-31 | 100.29 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| 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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