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) stood at 95.46 (index) in February 2026, compared to 95.32 in January. This represents a gain of 0.15 percent.
Sample. There are 746 observations overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1964 to February 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics calculated on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate hit a peak of 129.23 in July 1969; it hit a minimum of 93.81 in September 2022; it had a mean value of 108.02.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 95.8 |
| 2026-01-31 | 95.32 |
| 2026-02-28 | 95.46 |
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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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