Real effective exchange rate index (line rec, 2005 = 100) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Real effective exchange rate index (line rec, 2005 = 100) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 1,025 line rec, 2005 = 100 in Democratic Republic of the Congo; the lowest is 92.18 line rec, 2005 = 100 in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.67 line rec, 2005 = 100, and the mean is 150.72 line rec, 2005 = 100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 179.9%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 41.6%).
Real effective exchange rate index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,025 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2010 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 127.39 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 3 | Zambia | 122.67 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 119.74 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Burundi | 112.52 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 110.82 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 109.12 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 8 | Lesotho | 106.7 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 106.28 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Algeria | 101.81 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Côte d’Ivoire | 101.52 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 101.09 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 13 | Gabon | 99.85 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 14 | South Africa | 99.08 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 15 | Togo | 98.76 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 97.82 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 17 | Morocco | 95.75 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 18 | Gambia | 93.32 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 19 | Ghana | 92.73 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 92.18 line rec, 2005 = 100 | 2011 | down 20.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 106.28 line rec, 2005 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 103.9 line rec, 2005 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa 103.9 line rec, 2005 = 100
- Africa 101.52 line rec, 2005 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 101.52 line rec, 2005 = 100
- North Africa 95.75 line rec, 2005 = 100
About this data
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.