Real Effective Exchange Rate in Low income
Low income: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 101.95 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Low income, 2001–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Low income stood at 101.95.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Low income peaked at 164.25 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 93.49, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 164.25 | — |
| 2002 | 114.37 | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 95.85 | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 93.49 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 95.19 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 98.3 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 98.47 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 101.27 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 103.02 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 100 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 99.32 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 102.5 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 102.4 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 104.77 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 109.03 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 104.86 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 98.64 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 101.95 | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real Effective Exchange Rate in Low income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -30.4% | 164.25 | 114.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.14 | 93.49 | 164.25 | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.61 | 98.64 | 109.03 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,022 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 272.48 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 251.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate in Low income?
- Real effective exchange rate in Low income was 101.95 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 164.25 in 2001.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.49 in 2004.
- How does Low income rank for real effective exchange rate?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2018.
- Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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
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.