Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Japan - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Japan, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 70.41 (index) in October 2025, versus 71.52 in the previous month. This constitutes a decrease of 1.55 percent.
Sample. The monthly series shown in the chart has 382 records. The span of time covered by the series is from January 1994 to October 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we computed on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate reached a minimum of 68.27 in July 2024; it reached its highest level of 193.99 in April 1995; it averaged 118.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 72.1 |
| 2025-09-30 | 71.52 |
| 2025-10-31 | 70.41 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Japan |
| 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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