Real Effective Exchange Rate in Bahrain

Bahrain: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 109.31 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
109.31
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
30th
of 107 countries
All-time high
136.23
in 2002
All-time low
93.13
in 2011
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Bahrain, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 129.22001: 133.12002: 136.22003: 125.72004: 114.92005: 109.12006: 1122007: 105.12008: 97.82009: 102.42010: 1002011: 93.12012: 95.72013: 97.72014: 99.32015: 1072016: 110.22017: 110.12018: 109.3

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

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Bahrain stood at 109.31.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Bahrain peaked at 136.23 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 93.13, in 2011.

That places Bahrain 30th 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 116.57 97.84 136.23 10
2010s 102.51 93.13 110.21 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 27 Poland 110.46 compare
  2. 28 India 110.2 compare
  3. 29 Switzerland 110.08 compare
  4. 31 United Kingdom 108.67 compare
  5. 32 Antigua and Barbuda 107.91 compare
  6. 33 Pakistan 107.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Bahrain?
Real effective exchange rate in Bahrain was 109.31 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 Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 136.23 in 2002.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 93.13 in 2011.
How does Bahrain rank for real effective exchange rate?
Bahrain ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain 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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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
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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.