Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Hong Kong SAR - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Hong Kong, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 91.02 (index) in August 2025, compared to 90.67 in the previous month. This constitutes a rise of 0.39 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 740 observations overall. The period covered by the series goes from January 1964 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at some statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate recorded a minimum of 63.02 in January 1988; it reached a maximum of 122.51 in August 1998; it was equal on average to 89.14.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 90.35 |
| 2025-07-31 | 90.67 |
| 2025-08-31 | 91.02 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Hong Kong SAR |
| 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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