Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - United Kingdom - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United Kingdom, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 112.41 (index) in August 2025, compared to 112.27 in the previous month. This represents a rise of 0.12 percent.
Sample. There are 380 data points in the monthly time series shown in the figure above. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Check out a few summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate reached its minimum of 94.28 in October 2016; it reached its highest level of 135.22 in April 2000; it averaged 113.15.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 113.71 |
| 2025-07-31 | 112.27 |
| 2025-08-31 | 112.41 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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 |