Real effective exchange rate index in China
China: Real effective exchange rate index was 109.02 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real effective exchange rate index in China, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in China stood at 109.02 2010 = 100.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in China peaked at 270.08 2010 = 100 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 70.21 2010 = 100, in 1994.
China ranks 38th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 183.14 2010 = 100 | 106.69 2010 = 100 | 270.08 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.92 2010 = 100 | 70.21 2010 = 100 | 100.47 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.35 2010 = 100 | 84.71 2010 = 100 | 100.88 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.16 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 129.96 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.07 2010 = 100 | 109.02 2010 = 100 | 127.22 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net migration -268,126 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.94 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 353.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 194.3% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 30.27 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 46.0% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 194.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 194.3% (2024)
- Broad money 227.7% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 7.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in China?
- Real effective exchange rate index in China was 109.02 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 270.08 2010 = 100 in 1980.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.21 2010 = 100 in 1994.
- How does China rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- China ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). 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. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.