Nominal effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Saudi Arabia - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Nominal effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Saudi Arabia, the nominal effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 109.03 (index) on 17 March 2026, compared to 109.32 on the previous day. This represents a decrease of 0.27 percent.
Sample. There are 7,809 records overall in the daily series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period stretching from April 1996 to March 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate reached its lowest level of 79.29 on 10 April 2008; it recorded its maximum of 114.40 on 13 January 2025; it averaged 95.17.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | 109.34 |
| 2026-03-16 | 109.32 |
| 2026-03-17 | 109.03 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Nominal effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| 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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