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

50,595

monthly historical policy-rate records

Source coverage

49 BIS

51 IMF fallback countries

Highest latest rates

1TurkeyBIS · Apr 202637%2ArgentinaBIS · Jun 202529%3GhanaIMF · Nov 202427%4NigeriaIMF · Aug 202426.75%5EgyptIMF · Aug 202522.5%6AngolaIMF · Mar 202617.5%7GambiaIMF · Nov 202517%8Sierra LeoneIMF · Mar 202616.75%

Lowest latest rates

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

ColombiaBIS11.25%+1 ppApr 2026RussiaBIS14.5%-0.5 ppApr 2026BrazilBIS14.5%-0.25 ppApr 2026PhilippinesBIS4.5%+0.25 ppApr 2026GuatemalaIMF3.5%-0.25 ppFeb 2026BulgariaIMF1.81%+0.01 ppDec 2025Dominican RepublicIMF5.5%-0.25 ppOct 2025EgyptIMF22.5%-2 ppAug 2025

Regions

Coverage by region

Asia

6.67%

27 countries · latest May 2026

Europe

4.12%

27 countries · latest Apr 2026

Africa

9.02%

21 countries · latest Apr 2026

Americas

8.14%

20 countries · latest Apr 2026

Oceania

2.65%

4 countries · latest Apr 2026

Countries

Latest available policy rates

AfghanistanAFG · Asia3.66%+2.66 ppMay 2021IMFAlbaniaALB · Europe2.5%0 ppOct 2025IMFAngolaAGO · Africa17.5%0 ppMar 2026IMFArgentinaARG · Americas29%0 ppJun 2025BISArmeniaARM · Asia6.5%0 ppMay 2026IMFAustraliaAUS · Oceania4.1%0 ppApr 2026BISAustriaAUT · Europe3%-0.2 ppDec 1998BISAzerbaijanAZE · Asia6.5%0 ppApr 2026IMFBahamasBHS · Americas4%0 ppMar 2026IMFBangladeshBGD · Asia4%0 ppFeb 2026IMFBelarusBLR · Europe9.75%0 ppMar 2026IMFBelgiumBEL · Europe4.5%0 ppDec 1998BISBelizeBLZ · Americas11%0 ppFeb 2026IMFBeninBEN · Africa2%0 ppMar 2021IMFBrazilBRA · Americas14.5%-0.25 ppApr 2026BISBulgariaBGR · Europe1.81%+0.01 ppDec 2025IMFBurkina FasoBFA · Africa2%0 ppMar 2021IMFCanadaCAN · Americas2.25%0 ppApr 2026BISCape VerdeCPV · Africa2.5%0 ppFeb 2026IMFChileCHL · Americas4.5%0 ppApr 2026BISChinaCHN · Asia3%0 ppApr 2026BISColombiaCOL · Americas11.25%+1 ppApr 2026BISCosta RicaCRI · Americas3.25%0 ppJan 2026IMFCroatiaHRV · Europe0%0 ppJul 2022BISCzechiaCZE · Europe3.5%0 ppApr 2026BISDenmarkDNK · Europe1.6%0 ppApr 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 ppFeb 2026IMFGermanyDEU · Europe3%-0.3 ppDec 1998BISGhanaGHA · Africa27%0 ppNov 2024IMFGreeceGRC · Europe3.75%-1.75 ppDec 2000BISGuatemalaGTM · Americas3.5%-0.25 ppFeb 2026IMFGuinea-BissauGNB · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFGuyanaGUY · Americas5%0 ppMar 2026IMFHondurasHND · Americas5.75%0 ppDec 2025IMFHong KongHKG · Asia4%0 ppApr 2026BISHungaryHUN · Europe6.25%0 ppApr 2026BISIcelandISL · Europe7.5%0 ppApr 2026BISIndiaIND · Asia5.25%0 ppMar 2026BISIndonesiaIDN · Asia4.75%0 ppApr 2026BISIraqIRQ · Asia4%0 ppJul 2017IMFIsraelISR · Asia4%0 ppApr 2026BISItalyITA · Europe3%-1 ppDec 1998BISIvory CoastCIV · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFJamaicaJAM · Americas7%0 ppDec 2022IMFJapanJPN · Asia0.75%0 ppApr 2026BISJordanJOR · Asia5.5%0 ppFeb 2026IMFKazakhstanKAZ · Asia9%0 ppDec 2020IMFKenyaKEN · Africa9.5%0 ppSept 2025IMFKuwaitKWT · Asia3.5%0 ppApr 2026BISKyrgyzstanKGZ · Asia9%0 ppNov 2024IMFMalaysiaMYS · Asia2.75%0 ppApr 2026BISMaliMLI · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFMauritiusMUS · Africa4.5%0 ppMar 2026IMFMexicoMEX · Americas6.75%0 ppApr 2026BISMoldovaMDA · Europe5%0 ppMar 2026IMFMongoliaMNG · Asia10.75%+0.75 ppSept 2022IMFMoroccoMAR · Africa2.25%0 ppMar 2026BISNepalNPL · Asia5.75%0 ppMar 2026IMFNetherlandsNLD · Europe2.75%0 ppDec 1998BISNew ZealandNZL · Oceania2.25%0 ppApr 2026BISNigerNER · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFNigeriaNGA · Africa26.75%0 ppAug 2024IMFNorth MacedoniaMKD · Europe4%0 ppApr 2026BISNorwayNOR · Europe4%0 ppApr 2026BISPapua New GuineaPNG · Oceania4%0 ppMar 2025IMFParaguayPRY · Americas4%+1.25 ppNov 2021IMFPeruPER · Americas4.25%0 ppApr 2026BISPhilippinesPHL · Asia4.5%+0.25 ppApr 2026BISPolandPOL · Europe3.75%0 ppApr 2026BISPortugalPRT · Europe3.25%-1 ppDec 1998BISQatarQAT · Asia4.35%0 ppMar 2026IMFRomaniaROU · Europe6.5%0 ppApr 2026BISRussiaRUS · Europe14.5%-0.5 ppApr 2026BISSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP · Africa10%0 ppAug 2025IMFSaudi ArabiaSAU · Asia4.25%0 ppApr 2026BISSenegalSEN · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFSerbiaSRB · Europe5.75%0 ppApr 2026BISSierra LeoneSLE · Africa16.75%0 ppMar 2026IMFSouth AfricaZAF · Africa6.75%0 ppApr 2026BISSouth KoreaKOR · Asia2.5%0 ppApr 2026BISSpainESP · Europe3%-0.5 ppDec 1998BISSurinameSUR · Americas25%0 ppNov 2017IMFSwedenSWE · Europe1.75%0 ppApr 2026BISSwitzerlandCHE · Europe0%0 ppApr 2026BISTajikistanTJK · Asia11.75%0 ppJun 2020IMFThailandTHA · Asia1%0 ppApr 2026BISTogoTGO · Africa2.5%0 ppMar 2017IMFTrinidad and TobagoTTO · Americas3.5%0 ppNov 2025IMFTurkeyTUR · Asia37%0 ppApr 2026BISUnited KingdomGBR · Europe3.75%0 ppApr 2026BISUnited StatesUSA · Americas3.63%0 ppApr 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.