Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Hong Kong SAR - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Hong Kong, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 90.81 (index) in February 2026, compared to 92.43 in the previous month. This constitutes a decrease of 1.75 percent.
Sample. The monthly series displayed in the graph has 746 observations overall. The time range covered by the series is from January 1964 to February 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the effective exchange rate was equal on average to 89.17; it hit a minimum of 63.01 in January 1988; it achieved a maximum of 122.50 in August 1998.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 92.57 |
| 2026-01-31 | 92.43 |
| 2026-02-28 | 90.81 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Hong Kong SAR |
| 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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