Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Australia - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Australia, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 100.25 (index) in July 2025, compared to 99.90 in the previous month. This represents a gain of 0.35 percent.
Sample. There are 739 observations overall in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The time period covered by the series is from January 1964 to July 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean of 103.21; it attained a maximum of 139.11 in January 1974; it reached its minimum of 70.69 in March 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 100.06 |
| 2025-06-30 | 99.9 |
| 2025-07-31 | 100.25 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Australia |
| 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 |