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 97.66 (index) on 2 September 2025, compared to 98.09 on the previous day. This marks a decrease of 0.44 percent.
Sample. There are 7,669 observations overall in the daily time series presented in the figure above. The time range covered by the series is from April 1996 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: the nominal effective exchange rate attained a maximum of 343.74 on 11 April 1996; it recorded a minimum of 88.85 on 1 June 2023; it averaged 176.45.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | 97.44 |
| 2025-09-01 | 98.09 |
| 2025-09-02 | 97.66 |
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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 |