Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Belgium - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Belgium, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 104.17 (index) in February 2026, unchanged with respect to January.
Sample. The monthly series presented in the plot has 746 observations. The time period covered by the series goes from January 1964 to February 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate was equal on average to 97.54; it reached its highest level of 115.03 in March 1978; it hit a minimum of 87.38 in October 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 103.75 |
| 2026-01-31 | 104.17 |
| 2026-02-28 | 104.17 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Belgium |
| 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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