Nominal effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Malaysia - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Nominal effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Malaysia, the nominal effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 114.05 (index) on 17 March 2026, compared to 113.89 on 16 March 2026. This marks a gain of 0.14 percent.
Sample. There are 7,809 observations in the daily series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time period extending from April 1996 to March 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we computed on the entire sample: the nominal effective exchange rate recorded its maximum of 157.34 on 14 March 1997; it reached a trough of 93.84 on 29 September 2015; it had an average value of 111.16.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | 113.67 |
| 2026-03-16 | 113.89 |
| 2026-03-17 | 114.05 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Nominal effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Malaysia |
| 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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