Nominal effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - United Kingdom - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Nominal effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United Kingdom, the nominal effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) stood at 104.56 (index) on 2 September 2025, versus 105.17 on 1 September. This constitutes a decrease of 0.58 percent.
Sample. There are 10,937 data points in the daily time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time span stretching from October 1983 to September 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate recorded its highest level of 155.48 on 29 July 1985; it reached a minimum of 94.89 on 23 March 2020; it averaged 121.69.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | 104.95 |
| 2025-09-01 | 105.17 |
| 2025-09-02 | 104.56 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Nominal effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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 |