Policy rates

Interest rates by country

Latest available central bank policy rates, normalized by country with BIS as the primary source and IMF monetary data used where BIS coverage is unavailable.

Countries covered

100

latest available policy-rate series

Latest month

May 2026

newest observation in the database

Observations

50,679

monthly historical policy-rate records

Source coverage

49 BIS

51 IMF fallback countries

Highest latest rates

1TurkeyBIS · May 202637%2ArgentinaBIS · Jun 202529%3GhanaIMF · Nov 202427%4NigeriaIMF · Aug 202426.75%5EgyptIMF · Aug 202522.5%6AngolaIMF · May 202617%7GambiaIMF · Nov 202517%8Sierra LeoneIMF · Apr 202616.75%

Lowest latest rates

1SwitzerlandBIS · May 20260%2FijiIMF · Dec 20240.25%3JapanBIS · May 20260.75%4ThailandBIS · May 20261%5DenmarkBIS · May 20261.6%6SwedenBIS · May 20261.75%7BulgariaIMF · Dec 20251.81%8CanadaBIS · May 20262.25%

Recent moves

Latest changes in policy rates

Change is measured against the previous observation in the same source series for that country. Some countries publish with longer reporting delays than others.

AngolaIMF17%-0.5 ppMay 2026AustraliaBIS4.35%+0.25 ppMay 2026IcelandBIS7.75%+0.25 ppMay 2026IsraelBIS3.75%-0.25 ppMay 2026MexicoBIS6.5%-0.25 ppMay 2026NorwayBIS4.25%+0.25 ppMay 2026South AfricaBIS7%+0.25 ppMay 2026BulgariaIMF1.81%+0.01 ppDec 2025

Regions

Coverage by region

Asia

6.66%

27 countries · latest May 2026

Europe

4.14%

27 countries · latest May 2026

Africa

9.01%

21 countries · latest May 2026

Americas

8.13%

20 countries · latest May 2026

Oceania

2.71%

4 countries · latest May 2026

Countries

Latest available policy rates

AfghanistanAFG · Asia3.66%+2.66 ppMay 2021IMFAlbaniaALB · Europe2.5%0 ppOct 2025IMFAngolaAGO · Africa17%-0.5 ppMay 2026IMFArgentinaARG · Americas29%0 ppJun 2025BISArmeniaARM · Asia6.5%0 ppMay 2026IMFAustraliaAUS · Oceania4.35%+0.25 ppMay 2026BISAustriaAUT · Europe3%-0.2 ppDec 1998BISAzerbaijanAZE · Asia6.5%0 ppApr 2026IMFBahamasBHS · Americas4%0 ppMar 2026IMFBangladeshBGD · Asia4%0 ppApr 2026IMFBelarusBLR · Europe9.75%0 ppMar 2026IMFBelgiumBEL · Europe4.5%0 ppDec 1998BISBelizeBLZ · Americas11%0 ppFeb 2026IMFBeninBEN · Africa2%0 ppMar 2021IMFBrazilBRA · Americas14.5%0 ppMay 2026BISBulgariaBGR · Europe1.81%+0.01 ppDec 2025IMFBurkina FasoBFA · Africa2%0 ppMar 2021IMFCanadaCAN · Americas2.25%0 ppMay 2026BISCape VerdeCPV · Africa2.5%0 ppApr 2026IMFChileCHL · Americas4.5%0 ppMay 2026BISChinaCHN · Asia3%0 ppMay 2026BISColombiaCOL · Americas11.25%0 ppMay 2026BISCosta RicaCRI · Americas3.25%0 ppJan 2026IMFCroatiaHRV · Europe0%0 ppJul 2022BISCzechiaCZE · Europe3.5%0 ppMay 2026BISDenmarkDNK · Europe1.6%0 ppMay 2026BISDominican RepublicDOM · Americas5.5%-0.25 ppOct 2025IMFDR CongoCOD · Africa7.5%0 ppAug 2022IMFEgyptEGY · Africa22.5%-2 ppAug 2025IMFFijiFJI · Oceania0.25%0 ppDec 2024IMFFranceFRA · Europe3%-0.3 ppDec 1998BISGambiaGMB · Africa17%0 ppNov 2025IMFGeorgiaGEO · Asia8%0 ppApr 2026IMFGermanyDEU · Europe3%-0.3 ppDec 1998BISGhanaGHA · Africa27%0 ppNov 2024IMFGreeceGRC · Europe3.75%-1.75 ppDec 2000BISGuatemalaGTM · Americas3.5%0 ppMay 2026IMFGuinea-BissauGNB · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFGuyanaGUY · Americas5%0 ppMar 2026IMFHondurasHND · Americas5.75%0 ppMar 2026IMFHong KongHKG · Asia4%0 ppMay 2026BISHungaryHUN · Europe6.25%0 ppMay 2026BISIcelandISL · Europe7.75%+0.25 ppMay 2026BISIndiaIND · Asia5.25%0 ppMay 2026BISIndonesiaIDN · Asia4.75%0 ppApr 2026BISIraqIRQ · Asia4%0 ppJul 2017IMFIsraelISR · Asia3.75%-0.25 ppMay 2026BISItalyITA · Europe3%-1 ppDec 1998BISIvory CoastCIV · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFJamaicaJAM · Americas7%0 ppDec 2022IMFJapanJPN · Asia0.75%0 ppMay 2026BISJordanJOR · Asia5.5%0 ppMar 2026IMFKazakhstanKAZ · Asia9%0 ppDec 2020IMFKenyaKEN · Africa9.5%0 ppSept 2025IMFKuwaitKWT · Asia3.5%0 ppMay 2026BISKyrgyzstanKGZ · Asia9%0 ppNov 2024IMFMalaysiaMYS · Asia2.75%0 ppMay 2026BISMaliMLI · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFMauritiusMUS · Africa4.5%0 ppApr 2026IMFMexicoMEX · Americas6.5%-0.25 ppMay 2026BISMoldovaMDA · Europe5%0 ppApr 2026IMFMongoliaMNG · Asia10.75%+0.75 ppSept 2022IMFMoroccoMAR · Africa2.25%0 ppMar 2026BISNepalNPL · Asia5.75%0 ppApr 2026IMFNetherlandsNLD · Europe2.75%0 ppDec 1998BISNew ZealandNZL · Oceania2.25%0 ppMay 2026BISNigerNER · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFNigeriaNGA · Africa26.75%0 ppAug 2024IMFNorth MacedoniaMKD · Europe4%0 ppMay 2026BISNorwayNOR · Europe4.25%+0.25 ppMay 2026BISPapua New GuineaPNG · Oceania4%0 ppMar 2025IMFParaguayPRY · Americas4%+1.25 ppNov 2021IMFPeruPER · Americas4.25%0 ppMay 2026BISPhilippinesPHL · Asia4.5%0 ppMay 2026BISPolandPOL · Europe3.75%0 ppMay 2026BISPortugalPRT · Europe3.25%-1 ppDec 1998BISQatarQAT · Asia4.35%0 ppMar 2026IMFRomaniaROU · Europe6.5%0 ppMay 2026BISRussiaRUS · Europe14.5%0 ppMay 2026BISSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP · Africa10%0 ppAug 2025IMFSaudi ArabiaSAU · Asia4.25%0 ppMay 2026BISSenegalSEN · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFSerbiaSRB · Europe5.75%0 ppMay 2026BISSierra LeoneSLE · Africa16.75%0 ppApr 2026IMFSouth AfricaZAF · Africa7%+0.25 ppMay 2026BISSouth KoreaKOR · Asia2.5%0 ppMay 2026BISSpainESP · Europe3%-0.5 ppDec 1998BISSurinameSUR · Americas25%0 ppNov 2017IMFSwedenSWE · Europe1.75%0 ppMay 2026BISSwitzerlandCHE · Europe0%0 ppMay 2026BISTajikistanTJK · Asia11.75%0 ppJun 2020IMFThailandTHA · Asia1%0 ppMay 2026BISTogoTGO · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFTrinidad and TobagoTTO · Americas3.5%0 ppApr 2026IMFTurkeyTUR · Asia37%0 ppMay 2026BISUnited KingdomGBR · Europe3.75%0 ppMay 2026BISUnited StatesUSA · Americas3.63%0 ppMay 2026BISUruguayURY · Americas9.25%0 ppJun 2013IMFUzbekistanUZB · Asia14%0 ppAug 2025IMF

Sources and methodology

BIS central bank policy rates are used as the primary source where available. IMF monetary and financial statistics are used as a fallback for countries outside BIS coverage. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement, affiliation, investment advice, or a BIS-specific paid charge.