Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Euro area - 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 euro area, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 105.56 (index) in October 2025, compared to 105.72 in September 2025. This marks a decrease of 0.15 percent.
Sample. There are 742 observations in the monthly series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the span of time going from January 1964 to October 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the effective exchange rate reached a maximum of 118.94 in July 2008; it registered a minimum of 78.81 in October 2000; it averaged 97.49.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 105.28 |
| 2025-09-30 | 105.72 |
| 2025-10-31 | 105.56 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Euro area |
| 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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