Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Real effective exchange rate index

Nigeria
119.74 line rec, 2005 = 100
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
101.52 line rec, 2005 = 100
in 2011
Nigeria rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Real effective exchange rate index over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600197519932011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 119.74 line rec, 2005 = 100 against 101.52 line rec, 2005 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.22 line rec, 2005 = 100.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 20 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 338.94 line rec, 2005 = 100 194.79 line rec, 2005 = 100 144.14 line rec, 2005 = 100 Nigeria
1990s 99.99 line rec, 2005 = 100 127.03 line rec, 2005 = 100 27.03 line rec, 2005 = 100 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 97.21 line rec, 2005 = 100 99.57 line rec, 2005 = 100 2.36 line rec, 2005 = 100 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 118.83 line rec, 2005 = 100 102.61 line rec, 2005 = 100 16.22 line rec, 2005 = 100 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher real effective exchange rate index, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Nigeria, at 119.74 line rec, 2005 = 100 against 101.52 line rec, 2005 = 100 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in real effective exchange rate index between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18.22 line rec, 2005 = 100, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for real effective exchange rate index?
Nigeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as Real effective exchange rate index (line rec, 2005 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Real effective exchange rate index (line rec, 2005 = 100)
Unit
line rec, 2005 = 100
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 872 data points, 1975–2011
Last refreshed

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator corresponds to the IFS's line rec, and is based on a nominal rate adjusted for relative changes in consumer prices.