Real effective exchange rate index in Iran
Iran: Real effective exchange rate index was 861.83 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real effective exchange rate index in Iran, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real effective exchange rate index in Iran is 861.83 2010 = 100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 781.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Iran peaked at 861.83 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.52 2010 = 100, in 1993.
That places Iran 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208.73 2010 = 100 | 208.73 2010 = 100 | 208.73 2010 = 100 | 1 |
| 1980s | 266.84 2010 = 100 | 166.73 2010 = 100 | 427.05 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.7 2010 = 100 | 54.52 2010 = 100 | 219.37 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.91 2010 = 100 | 70.25 2010 = 100 | 296.11 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.09 2010 = 100 | 91.84 2010 = 100 | 128.66 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.2 2010 = 100 | 167.3 2010 = 100 | 861.83 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Iran
- Net migration 116,786 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.82 (1982)
- Net domestic credit 10,211.70 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.8% (2016)
- Net foreign assets 2,473.74 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.2% (2016)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 57.8% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 57.8% (2016)
- Broad money 79.1% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 42,000 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Iran?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Iran was 861.83 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 861.83 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.52 2010 = 100 in 1993.
- How does Iran rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Iran ranks 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 781.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.