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Australia – Real Effective Exchange Rate

Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Nominal effective exchange rate adjusted for relative consumer price levels. A rise indicates real appreciation. · BIS

107.04 +1.08 from 2025 G20 rank: 36th · all-time high: 131.70 (1974)

APA

Australia Real Effective Exchange Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/australia/reer

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_australia_reer,
  title = {Australia Real Effective Exchange Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/australia/reer},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2029* trend	118.07	–	–
2028* trend	113.75	–	–
2027* trend	109.43	–	–
2026	107.04	+1.08	36th
2025	101.73	−6.79	31st
2024	92.05	−14.31	24th
2023	90.37	−16.18	20th
2022	91.10	−14.98	22nd
2021	90.54	−9.46	25th
2020	85.33	−15.87	16th
2019	86.03	−19.88	13th
2018	89.96	−20.74	20th
2017	93.78	−13.39	27th
2016	91.00	−15.09	23rd
2015	89.82	−26.90	22nd
2014	98.34	−24.05	41st
2013	103.48	−25.50	77th
2012	109.02	−18.06	94th
2011	106.96	−11.94	97th
2010	100.00	−4.10	10th
2009	87.59	−19.82	3rd
2008	90.37	−19.78	11th
2007	92.33	−11.71	27th
2006	87.24	−17.41	21st
2005	87.96	−13.88	27th
2004	85.42	−9.06	26th
2003	79.37	−4.75	16th
2002	70.86	−8.86	6th
2001	67.57	−15.32	5th
2000	70.44	−16.47	8th
1999	73.51	−12.92	14th
1998	73.26	−21.10	11th
1997	79.97	−15.50	15th
1996	80.38	−7.03	18th
1995	73.53	−15.98	18th
1994	75.22	−3.61	19th
1993	71.64	−13.53	11th
1992	76.95	−17.03	11th
1991	85.17	−11.23	15th
1990	86.55	−11.35	15th
1989	88.70	−2.07	14th
1988	82.65	−0.05	11th
1987	74.72	−8.24	6th
1986	74.88	−20.17	7th
1985	85.61	−27.73	9th
1984	101.72	−9.52	21st
1983	98.60	−16.07	17th
1982	100.65	−13.73	17th
1981	100.26	−6.85	19th
1980	92.32	−14.08	11th
1979	106.40	−3.74	24th
1978	110.14	−6.48	15th
1977	116.61	−10.98	19th
1976	127.60	+2.45	21st
1975	125.15	−6.56	20th
1974	131.70	+2.87	22nd
1973	128.84	+13.84	21st
1972	115.00	+0.61	19th
1971	114.39	+1.08	19th
1970	113.31	−2.86	16th
1969	116.17	−1.89	18th
1968	118.06	+0.80	18th
1967	117.25	−0.03	16th
1966	117.29	−0.69	16th
1965	117.97	+0.62	16th
1964	117.36	–	16th

Show all years (1964–2026)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +36.0% GDP growth 2.0% C/A balance 2.6%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Australia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw real effective exchange rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →