Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - France - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In France, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 94.63 (index) in March 2026, compared to 94.55 in February. This represents an increase of 0.08 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 747 records in total. The time span covered by the series is from January 1964 to March 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate peaked at 129.27 in July 1969; it reached a trough of 94.07 in October 2022; it had an average value of 108.29.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 94.45 |
| 2026-02-28 | 94.55 |
| 2026-03-31 | 94.63 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | France |
| 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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