Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Australia - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Australia, the monetary policy rate was 3.60 percent on 18 December 2025, the same value recorded on 17 December.
Sample. There are 12,599 records in the daily series presented in the graph above. The time period covered by the series stretches from April 1976 to December 2025.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the rate reached a maximum of 85.00 percent on 8 March 1983; it reached a minimum of 0.10 on 4 November 2020; it was equal on average to 6.79.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 3.6 |
| 2025-12-17 | 3.6 |
| 2025-12-18 | 3.6 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Australia |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |
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