The Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions (AREAER) tracks the exchange rate and trade regimes of all members of the International Monetary Fund (currently 190 countries) and the following territories: Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (all in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, information for Curaçao and Sint Maarten is reported together as they have a common central bank) and Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR (both in the People’s Republic of China). Hence, detailed information is available for 194 jurisdictions.

The IMF has published the AREAER annually since 1950, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV, Section 3, of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. AREAER Online provides direct access to the data used to create the yearly reports beginning in 1999. Print versions of the full and summary reports for recent years are available through the IMF’s online Bookstore. Electronic versions are available through the IMF’s eLibrary.

Under the Data and Reports tab, the data can be searched across years, countries, and specific categories. The published yearly reports and separate chapters for each country and territory for each year can be viewed online or downloaded as PDFs. Each country chapter is presented in an easy-to-read tabular format that tracks more than 250 categories.

The At a Glance tab includes key sections of the yearly AREAER reports, including an Overview of key developments and trends and a number of summary tables.

The Methodology tab includes a separate Compilation Guide for each year which outlines the definitions and methodology used for gathering information under each category and is used by the IMF staff and country authorities to help ensure consistency from year to year. The Country Table Matrix lists all the categories by which data are organized for each country in a given year, and the Exchange Rate Classification Methodology used for the current and past years to classify the exchange rate arrangements of member countries. There is also a list of common Abbreviations.

The Information tab includes a User Guide and additional information on the features and capabilities of this database.