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 94.92 (index) in May 2026, versus 94.97 in April. This constitutes a decrease of 0.05 percent.
Sample. There are 749 records in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1964 to May 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we computed on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean value of 108.25; it reached its lowest level of 94.07 in October 2022; it peaked at 129.26 in July 1969.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 94.56 |
| 2026-04-30 | 94.97 |
| 2026-05-31 | 94.92 |
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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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