Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - United Kingdom - 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 United Kingdom, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 112.41 (index) in August 2025, versus 112.27 in July 2025. This represents a rise of 0.12 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 380 data points overall. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Check out a few statistics calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate hit a trough of 94.28 in October 2016; it hit a maximum of 135.22 in April 2000; it had a mean value of 113.15.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 113.71 |
| 2025-07-31 | 112.27 |
| 2025-08-31 | 112.41 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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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