Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Germany - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Germany, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) stood at 102.50 (index) in August 2025, compared to 102.51 in July. This represents a reduction of 0.01 percent.
Sample. There are 740 observations in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time period stretching from January 1964 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean of 104.13; it hit a minimum of 93.89 in October 2000; it reached its maximum of 130.06 in July 1973.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 101.9 |
| 2025-07-31 | 102.51 |
| 2025-08-31 | 102.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Germany |
| 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 |