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) stood at 84.29 (index) in May 2026, compared to 84.72 in April. This marks a decrease of 0.51 percent.
Sample. There are 749 data points overall in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1964 to May 2026.
History. Here are a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate peaked at 231.87 in April 1964; it reached a trough of 60.77 in January 1998; it had a mean of 107.61.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 84.74 |
| 2026-04-30 | 84.72 |
| 2026-05-31 | 84.29 |
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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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