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 103.63 (index) in May 2026, compared to 104.08 in April 2026. This marks a decrease of 0.43 percent.
Sample. There are 389 observations overall in the monthly series displayed in the figure above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1994 to May 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate recorded a bottom of 89.47 in October 2000; it recorded a maximum of 105.90 in April 1995; it had an average value of 98.60.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 103.05 |
| 2026-04-30 | 104.08 |
| 2026-05-31 | 103.63 |
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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 |
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