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) stood at 105.04 (index) on 28 April 2026, versus 104.69 on the previous day. This marks an increase of 0.33 percent.
Sample. There are 7,839 data points in the daily time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the span of time going from April 1996 to April 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the effective exchange rate hit a trough of 79.63 on 10 April 2008; it hit a maximum of 111.46 on 28 January 2002; it averaged 95.13.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | 104.9 |
| 2026-04-27 | 104.69 |
| 2026-04-28 | 105.04 |
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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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