Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Malaysia - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Malaysia, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 100.96 (index) in July 2025, compared to 101.07 in June 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 0.11 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 379 data points in total. The time span covered by the series stretches from January 1994 to July 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate was equal on average to 113.02; it reached its maximum of 153.05 in March 1997; it reached its minimum of 91.97 in February 2024.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 101.43 |
| 2025-06-30 | 101.07 |
| 2025-07-31 | 100.96 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Malaysia |
| 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 |