Real effective exchange rate index in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Real effective exchange rate index was 110.64 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real effective exchange rate index in United Kingdom, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 110.64 2010 = 100 for real effective exchange rate index in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in United Kingdom peaked at 144 2010 = 100 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 97.29 2010 = 100, in 2017.
United Kingdom ranks 36th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119.1 2010 = 100 | 119.1 2010 = 100 | 119.1 2010 = 100 | 1 |
| 1980s | 126.17 2010 = 100 | 114.97 2010 = 100 | 144 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.15 2010 = 100 | 103.94 2010 = 100 | 129.09 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.68 2010 = 100 | 100.14 2010 = 100 | 130.26 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.53 2010 = 100 | 97.29 2010 = 100 | 113.72 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.2 2010 = 100 | 98.7 2010 = 100 | 110.64 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 112.64 2010 = 100 compare
- 34 Philippines 112.4 2010 = 100 compare
- 35 Switzerland 112.29 2010 = 100 compare
- 37 Austria 109.97 2010 = 100 compare
- 38 China (People’s Republic of) 109.02 2010 = 100 compare
- 39 Paraguay 108.96 2010 = 100 compare
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 56,096 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 349.16 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 90.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 124.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 156.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 156.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,249 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in United Kingdom?
- Real effective exchange rate index in United Kingdom was 110.64 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 144 2010 = 100 in 1981.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.29 2010 = 100 in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- United Kingdom ranks 36th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is an index series where 2010=100.