Nominal effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Korea - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Nominal effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the nominal effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 86.19 (index) on 27 January 2026, compared to 86.04 on 26 January 2026. This marks an increase of 0.17 percent.
Sample. In the daily time series presented in the figure, there are a total of 7,774 observations. The time period covered by the series extends from April 1996 to January 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean value of 100.10; it hit a minimum of 59.85 on 23 December 1997; it reached a maximum of 133.48 on 27 May 1996.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | 85.33 |
| 2026-01-26 | 86.04 |
| 2026-01-27 | 86.19 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Nominal effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Korea |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Index (2020 = 100) |
| Frequency | Daily |
| 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 nominal exchange rates |
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