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 105.77 (index) on 21 July 2026, versus 105.71 on 20 July 2026. This represents an increase of 0.06 percent.
Sample. There are 7,899 data points in the daily time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the period extending from April 1996 to July 2026.
History. Check out a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the nominal effective exchange rate had a mean of 95.21; it recorded its highest level of 111.46 on 28 January 2002; it reached its lowest level of 79.63 on 10 April 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | 105.75 |
| 2026-07-20 | 105.71 |
| 2026-07-21 | 105.77 |
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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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