Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - Korea - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Korea, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) was 84.80 (index) in February 2026, compared to 84.82 in January 2026. This marks a reduction of 0.02 percent.
Sample. There are 746 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1964 to February 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean of 107.32; it recorded its maximum of 231.23 in April 1964; it recorded a bottom of 60.60 in January 1998.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 83.93 |
| 2026-01-31 | 84.82 |
| 2026-02-28 | 84.8 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | Korea |
| 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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