Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Euro area - 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 the euro area, the monetary policy rate was 2.00 percent on 21 December 2025, the same value recorded on 20 December.
Sample. There are 9,820 records in the daily time series presented in the chart above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1999 to December 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics computed on the entire sample: the rate had an average value of 1.73 percent; it reached a minimum of 0.00 on 16 March 2016; it reached its highest level of 4.75 on 6 October 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | 2.0 |
| 2025-12-20 | 2.0 |
| 2025-12-21 | 2.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Euro area |
| 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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