Real Effective Exchange Rate in Bahamas

Bahamas: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 100.5 in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
100.5
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
55th
of 107 countries
All-time high
120.51
in 2001
All-time low
98.4
in 2008
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Bahamas, 2000–2018

02550751001252000200920182000: 117.12001: 120.52002: 119.12003: 113.12004: 1062005: 102.12006: 101.12007: 99.42008: 98.42009: 101.12010: 1002011: 99.32012: 99.32013: 992014: 992015: 102.32016: 101.32017: 100.72018: 100.5

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Bahamas stood at 100.5.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Bahamas peaked at 120.51 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 98.4, in 2008.

That places Bahamas 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 107.78 98.4 120.51 10
2010s 100.16 99 102.26 9

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 52 Sierra Leone 101.72 compare
  2. 53 Belgium 101.49 compare
  3. 54 South Korea 101.24 compare
  4. 56 Armenia 100.48 compare
  5. 57 Luxembourg 100.33 compare
  6. 58 Belize 99.9 compare

See the full ranking of 117 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Bahamas?
Real effective exchange rate in Bahamas was 100.5 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 120.51 in 2001.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 98.4 in 2008.
How does Bahamas rank for real effective exchange rate?
Bahamas ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
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.