Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Euro area - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the euro area, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 103.41 (index) in May 2026, compared to 103.96 in the previous month. This constitutes a reduction of 0.53 percent.
Sample. There are 389 records in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time period going from January 1994 to May 2026.
History. Have a look at a few statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate had an average value of 104.37; it achieved a maximum of 118.04 in April 2008; it reached its lowest level of 88.06 in October 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 103.1 |
| 2026-04-30 | 103.96 |
| 2026-05-31 | 103.41 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Euro area |
| 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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