Real effective exchange rate index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Real effective exchange rate index was 119.61 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Real effective exchange rate index in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Saudi Arabia stood at 119.61 2010 = 100.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 245.91 2010 = 100 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 94.16 2010 = 100, in 2008.
Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 201.8 2010 = 100 | 135.4 2010 = 100 | 245.91 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.89 2010 = 100 | 114.78 2010 = 100 | 127.93 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.12 2010 = 100 | 94.16 2010 = 100 | 125.89 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.46 2010 = 100 | 96.61 2010 = 100 | 117.16 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.36 2010 = 100 | 114.43 2010 = 100 | 120.51 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Net migration 119,738 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 15.59 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.00 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 64.3% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.00 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.8% (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 50.1% (2017)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.1% (2017)
- Broad money 65.1% (2017)
- Official exchange rate 3.75 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Saudi Arabia?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Saudi Arabia was 119.61 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 245.91 2010 = 100 in 1982.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.16 2010 = 100 in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.