Nominal effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Japan - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Nominal effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Japan, the nominal effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 72.72 (index) on 2 September 2025, compared to 73.17 on 1 September. This represents a decrease of 0.62 percent.
Sample. There are 10,937 records overall in the daily time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time period extending from October 1983 to September 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics computed on the entire sample: the nominal effective exchange rate had a mean value of 90.10; it reached its lowest level of 49.41 on 12 February 1985; it recorded its highest level of 131.33 on 4 October 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | 73.26 |
| 2025-09-01 | 73.17 |
| 2025-09-02 | 72.72 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Nominal effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Japan |
| 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 |