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 89.14 (index) in August 2026, compared to 90.51 in July 2026. This represents a reduction of 1.51 percent.
Sample. There are 752 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time period going from January 1964 to August 2026.
History. Check out a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate attained a maximum of 122.08 in August 1998; it reached a minimum of 62.80 in January 1988; it averaged 88.81.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 89.8500 |
| 2026-07-31 | 90.5100 |
| 2026-08-31 | 89.1400 |
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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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