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)

Latest updates. In South Africa, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) stood at 113.91 (index) in September 2026, compared to 114.28 in August 2026. This constitutes a reduction of 0.32 percent.

Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 393 observations. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1994 to September 2026.

History. Take a look at some statistics computed on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate peaked at 175.05 in January 1994; it registered a minimum of 85.69 in December 2001; it had a mean of 123.87.

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Latest values

Date	Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies)
2026-07-31	113.620
2026-08-31	114.280
2026-09-30	113.910

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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

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Narrow (27 economies)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Australia - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Austria - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Belgium - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Canada - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Chinese Taipei - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Denmark - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Euro area - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Finland - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - France - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Germany - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Greece - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Hong Kong SAR - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Ireland - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Italy - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Japan - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Korea - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Mexico - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Netherlands - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - New Zealand - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Norway - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Portugal - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Singapore - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Spain - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Sweden - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Switzerland - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - United Kingdom - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - United States - BIS - Monthly	753	1964-01-31	2026-09-30

Broad (64 economies)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Algeria - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Argentina - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Australia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Austria - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Belgium - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Bosnia and Herzegovina - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Brazil - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Bulgaria - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Canada - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Chile - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - China - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Chinese Taipei - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Colombia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Croatia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Cyprus - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Czechia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Denmark - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Estonia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Euro area - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Finland - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - France - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Germany - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Greece - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Hong Kong SAR - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Hungary - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Iceland - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - India - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Indonesia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Ireland - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Israel - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Italy - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Japan - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Korea - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Latvia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Lithuania - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Luxembourg - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Malaysia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Malta - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Mexico - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Morocco - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Netherlands - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - New Zealand - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - North Macedonia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Norway - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Peru - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Philippines - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Poland - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Portugal - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Romania - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Russia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Saudi Arabia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Serbia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Singapore - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Slovak Republic - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Slovenia - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - South Africa - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Spain - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Sweden - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Switzerland - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Thailand - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Turkey - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - United Arab Emirates - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - United Kingdom - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30
Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - United States - BIS - Monthly	393	1994-01-31	2026-09-30