Nominal effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - South Africa - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Nominal effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Africa, the nominal effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 105.57 (index) on 21 July 2026, compared to 105.26 on 20 July. This marks an increase of 0.29 percent.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are 7,899 observations overall. The time period covered by the series extends from April 1996 to July 2026.
History. Check out some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate had an average value of 173.99; it reached a minimum of 88.81 on 1 June 2023; it hit a peak of 343.25 on 11 April 1996.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | 105.18 |
| 2026-07-20 | 105.26 |
| 2026-07-21 | 105.57 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Nominal effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | South Africa |
| 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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