Real Effective Exchange Rate in China

China: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 114.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
114.33
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
127.97
in 2015
All-time low
66.81
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Real Effective Exchange Rate in China, 1994–2024

0501001501994200920241994: 66.81995: 74.91996: 83.61997: 90.81998: 98.21999: 92.72000: 92.92001: 982002: 95.72003: 89.42004: 86.72005: 85.72006: 86.72007: 89.72008: 97.22009: 101.32010: 1002011: 102.22012: 1082013: 114.72014: 117.22015: 1282016: 1232017: 119.32018: 120.72019: 120.12020: 122.42021: 126.32022: 126.22023: 116.52024: 114.3

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

Analysis

In 2024, real effective exchange rate in China stood at 114.33.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in China peaked at 127.97 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.81, in 1994.

China ranks 22nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.52 66.81 98.19 6
2000s 92.34 85.66 101.32 10
2010s 115.32 99.99 127.97 10
2020s 121.15 114.33 126.27 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 19 Bulgaria 118.09 compare
  2. 20 Philippines 117.37 compare
  3. 21 Uruguay 116.75 compare
  4. 23 Ecuador 113.55 compare
  5. 24 Paraguay 113.52 compare
  6. 25 Fiji 112.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in China?
Real effective exchange rate in China was 114.33 in 2024, 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 127.97 in 2015.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 66.81 in 1994.
How does China rank for real effective exchange rate?
China ranks 22nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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
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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.