Real Effective Exchange Rate in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 127.93 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
127.93
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
6th
of 107 countries
All-time high
127.93
in 2018
All-time low
87.27
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Central African Republic, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 87.32001: 89.12002: 91.12003: 97.12004: 94.22005: 93.32006: 96.72007: 97.72008: 104.42009: 106.62010: 1002011: 98.42012: 97.52013: 105.22014: 119.92015: 1132016: 119.42017: 124.32018: 127.9

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

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 127.93 for real effective exchange rate in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Central African Republic peaked at 127.93 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87.27, in 2000.

Central African Republic ranks 6th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.76 87.27 106.63 10
2010s 111.73 97.46 127.93 9

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 3 Iceland 139.92 compare
  2. 4 Argentina 132.83 compare
  3. 5 Vietnam 129.99 compare
  4. 7 United States 127.79 compare
  5. 8 Solomon Islands 126.54 compare
  6. 9 Saudi Arabia 126.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Central African Republic?
Real effective exchange rate in Central African Republic was 127.93 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 Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 127.93 in 2018.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 87.27 in 2000.
How does Central African Republic rank for real effective exchange rate?
Central African Republic ranks 6th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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.