Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - South Africa - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Africa, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 103.82 (index) in August 2025, versus 103.33 in July 2025. This constitutes a rise of 0.47 percent.
Sample. The monthly series presented in the chart has a total of 380 data points. The span of time covered by the series is from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the effective exchange rate had an average value of 124.46; it registered a minimum of 85.75 in December 2001; it reached a maximum of 175.19 in January 1994.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 102.63 |
| 2025-07-31 | 103.33 |
| 2025-08-31 | 103.82 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | South Africa |
| 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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