Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - China - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In China, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 90.86 (index) in May 2026, compared to 91.06 in April 2026. This represents a reduction of 0.22 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series presented in the plot, there are 389 observations. The series covers the time span going from January 1994 to May 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate hit a peak of 107.30 in March 2022; it hit a minimum of 52.99 in January 1994; it was equal on average to 83.59.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 91.49 |
| 2026-04-30 | 91.06 |
| 2026-05-31 | 90.86 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | China |
| 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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