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 109.55 (index) on 14 October 2025, versus 109.41 on the previous day. This represents a gain of 0.13 percent.
Sample. There are 7,699 observations overall in the daily series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the span of time extending from April 1996 to October 2025.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the nominal effective exchange rate had a mean of 94.97; it hit a maximum of 114.40 on 13 January 2025; it recorded a bottom of 79.29 on 10 April 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | 109.37 |
| 2025-10-13 | 109.41 |
| 2025-10-14 | 109.55 |
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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 |