Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Korea - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 90.69 (index) in August 2025, compared to 91.41 in July. This represents a reduction of 0.79 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 380 observations in total. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate reached its minimum of 68.06 in January 1998; it hit a peak of 124.14 in April 2006; it was equal on average to 102.13.
Latest values
Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
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2025-06-30 | 92.48 |
2025-07-31 | 91.41 |
2025-08-31 | 90.69 |
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Series Metadata
Field | Value |
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Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
Country | Korea |
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 |