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) stood at 99.75 (index) on 14 October 2025, versus 100.16 on the previous day. This marks a reduction of 0.41 percent.
Sample. There are 7,699 data points overall in the daily time series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series is from April 1996 to October 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the NEER recorded its maximum of 343.74 on 11 April 1996; it hit a trough of 88.85 on 1 June 2023; it was equal on average to 176.15.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | 101.0 |
| 2025-10-13 | 100.16 |
| 2025-10-14 | 99.75 |
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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 |