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) was 100.29 (index) in August 2025, compared to 100.04 in July. This represents a rise of 0.25 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 380 observations. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate reached its maximum of 107.39 in January 1998; it hit a trough of 74.60 in March 2008; it had a mean of 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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