Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - South Africa - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Africa, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 103.82 (index) in August 2025, versus 103.33 in July. This constitutes a rise of 0.47 percent.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the graph has 380 observations overall. The time range covered by the series extends from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at a few statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate had an average value of 124.46; it hit a trough of 85.75 in December 2001; it recorded its highest level of 175.19 in January 1994.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 102.63 |
| 2025-07-31 | 103.33 |
| 2025-08-31 | 103.82 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | South Africa |
| 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 |