The Exchange Rates domain provides interbank, government, secondary rate, and auction exchange rates.
The Exchange Rates domain is broken into three sections:
1. Search and Filter
You can search by various criteria including:
Data source document: name and organization
Data series: name, description, and metadata
Learn more about search functionality in FDE.
You can filter the available data series using one or more of the following criteria:
Period: Filters by the collection/reporting period.
Start date: Returns all data series starting on or before this date.
End date: Returns all data series ending on or after this date.
Geographic: Filters by country.
Market: Filters by the name of the actual market or the name of the the town or city where the market is located. This filter aggregates items into a multi-level lists (e.g., cities and markets are aggregated into countries, which are aggregated into regions). Selecting the higher-level item in the list will automatically select all the lower-level items in the list.
Searching and/or applying filters creates a savable dataset. For more information on creating and saving datasets, see Create and Save Datasets.
2. Data Selection
Once you have applied your search terms and filters, you will be presented with a list of all available data series that match your criteria. A data series is a collection of related data points from a single data source that are viewable as a single row within a table of data. They represent the change over time of a specific indicator. Data series are presented in table format where each row represents a single data series.
The Exchange Rates domain data selection table includes the following columns:
Name: Name of the data series, formatted as
{to_currency} per {from_currency}: {rate_type}: {market.full_name}.Country: Country where the exchange rate was observed.
Data source organization: The name of the organization that provided the data source document.
Data source document: The name of the document used as the primary source of information or data.
First: Period date for the first collection/reporting period in the data series.
Last: Period date for the last collection/reporting period in the data series.
Count: The number of data points in the data series.
Info: Hover over the information icon in a row to see more details including the data series ID, data source document, and data usage policy.
To visualize and export data, you will need to select one or more data series by checking the box at the beginning of the row containing that series.
In addition to selecting data series, you can interact with the data selection table in the following ways:
Selected data series can be viewed in the Selected tab.
You can clear your selections using the Clear Selection button.
By default the series are ordered alphabetically by country. You can click on the header of any column to sort by that column instead of by country.
3. Data Visualization and Export
Visualize
The Exchange Rates domain currently includes Chart and Table visualizations. The About tab contains descriptions and definitions of the metadata included in the visualizations and export data.
The Chart tab in the Exchange Rates domain displays a line graph where each data series is represented by a line of a different color. The chart plots the exchange rate (y-axis) against time (x-axis).
You can interact with the chart in the following ways:
Use the dropdown menu in the chart view to switch your y-axis between USD per Domestic Currency and Domestic Currency per USD.
Hover over a line to see more details including specific values.
Single click on a legend item to exclude it from the graph.
Move the sliders in the bar below the graph to zoom in or out, or use the zoom buttons above the graph to zoom to a specific length of time (e.g., 3 months or 5 years).
When zoomed in, drag the slider bar below the graph to change the time period you are viewing.
Click the download icon in the top right to download the chart or to view it in full screen.
Customize
Customization options within the Exchange Rates domain allows for aggregation or conversion of the data. The available parameters are:
Reporting Schedule: Provides reporting options on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The default reporting schedule is monthly.
Export
The Exchange Rates domain includes the following options:
File format: Choose from one of the available file formats. This will apply to both downloads and refreshable links.
Download: Provides a download of a static dataset. This will export only the data series that you have selected.
Copy link: Copies a refreshable link that connects directly to the FEWS NET Data Warehouse database server, allowing Excel, your browser, or another application to automatically fetch data from the server whenever the link is accessed.