Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 economies) - United Kingdom - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United Kingdom, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 27 trading partners' currencies) stood at 109.86 (index) in October 2025, compared to 109.85 in September 2025. This constitutes an increase of 0.01 percent.
Sample. There are 742 records in the monthly time series displayed in the chart above. The time range covered by the series goes from January 1964 to October 2025.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean of 121.25; it hit a minimum of 92.21 in January 2009; it reached its maximum of 162.25 in November 1966.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 110.24 |
| 2025-09-30 | 109.85 |
| 2025-10-31 | 109.86 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 economies) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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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