Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Belgium - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Belgium, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 103.27 (index) in July 2025, versus 102.61 in June 2025. This represents an increase of 0.64 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series presented in the plot, there are 379 records. The time span covered by the series stretches from January 1994 to July 2025.
History. Check out some statistics we computed on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate was equal on average to 98.37; it reached its highest level of 105.74 in April 1995; it hit a trough of 89.35 in October 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 101.91 |
| 2025-06-30 | 102.61 |
| 2025-07-31 | 103.27 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Index (2020 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| 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 exchange rates, with relative adjustments for consumer prices |