Real Effective Exchange Rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Real Effective Exchange Rate was 91.65 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2001–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 91.65 for real effective exchange rate in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 173.86 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.8, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 173.86 | — |
| 2002 | 108.92 | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 86.88 | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 84.8 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.32 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.1 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.43 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.75 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 98.78 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 100 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 102.98 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 109.45 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 107.08 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 98.91 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 104.23 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 102.83 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.36 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 91.65 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.32 | 84.8 | 173.86 | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.17 | 91.65 | 109.45 | 9 |
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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Real effective exchange rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 91.65 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 173.86 in 2001.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8 in 2004.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for real effective exchange rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 10 groups with data for 2018.
- Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.