South Korea nominal and real effective exchange rate indices (BIS, 2020=100)
Monthly effective exchange rate indices of South Korea computed by the BIS: the trade-weighted value of the currency against a narrow basket of 27 economies and a broad basket of 64 economies, in nominal terms and in real terms (deflated by consumer prices), 2020 = 100.
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| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Real, broad basket (64 economies) | 89.89 | 85.45 | 83.04 | 84.71 | 85.04 | 85.08 | 86.49 | 87.03 | 86.5 | 87.25 | 89.16 | 90.53 | 90.68 | 91.34 | 92.43 | 91.65 | 89.66 | 89.59 | 91.37 | 91.71 | 91.37 | 93.43 | 94.04 | 95.08 | 94.63 | 94.46 | 94.84 | 95.85 | 95.74 | 97.39 | 97.22 | 97.09 | 97.99 | 99.32 | 97.51 | 97.87 | 97.26 | |
| Real, narrow basket (27 economies) | 89.68 | 85.48 | 82.94 | 84.24 | 84.72 | 84.76 | 86.2 | 86.27 | 85.44 | 85.87 | 87.27 | 88.25 | 88.21 | 88.71 | 89.56 | 88.98 | 87.1 | 88.32 | 90.73 | 91.17 | 90.53 | 92.66 | 93.48 | 94.15 | 93.6 | 93.8 | 93.99 | 95.03 | 94.9 | 96.41 | 96.75 | 96.04 | 97.02 | 98.55 | 96.57 | 96.93 | 96.2 | |
| Nominal, broad basket (64 economies) | 89.15 | 84.67 | 81.99 | 83.69 | 84.28 | 84.37 | 85.9 | 86.07 | 86.01 | 86.85 | 88.64 | 90.09 | 90.62 | 91.07 | 92.02 | 91.11 | 89.04 | 88.91 | 90.81 | 91.15 | 91.26 | 93.48 | 94 | 94.98 | 94.57 | 94.45 | 94.7 | 95.4 | 95.27 | 96.78 | 96.85 | 96.37 | 97.62 | 98.81 | 96.76 | 97.37 | 96.95 | |
| Nominal, narrow basket (27 economies) | 91.6 | 87.26 | 84.36 | 85.73 | 86.28 | 86.18 | 87.39 | 87.45 | 87.04 | 87.68 | 88.96 | 90.01 | 90.4 | 90.65 | 91.56 | 90.83 | 88.67 | 89.65 | 92.02 | 92.59 | 92.42 | 94.75 | 95.33 | 95.75 | 95.35 | 95.74 | 96.05 | 96.86 | 96.55 | 97.72 | 97.84 | 97.17 | 98.5 | 100.06 | 97.78 | 98.26 | 97.69 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1994 to Aug 2026. Source: BIS – Bank for International Settlements (data.bis.org).
About this data
Monthly effective exchange rate indices of South Korea computed by the BIS: the trade-weighted value of the currency against a narrow basket of 27 economies and a broad basket of 64 economies, in nominal terms and in real terms (deflated by consumer prices), 2020 = 100. A rise means an appreciation and a loss of price competitiveness.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea nominal and real effective exchange rate indices (BIS, 2020=100)?
- Real, broad basket (64 economies) stood at 89.89 in Aug 2026. That is +5.2% from Jul 2026 and −0.9% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the South Korea nominal and real effective exchange rate indices (BIS, 2020=100) data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1994 to Aug 2026. Source: BIS – Bank for International Settlements (data.bis.org). Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.