Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - India - 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 India, the monetary policy rate was 5.50 percent on 18 September 2025, the same value recorded on 17 September 2025.
Sample. There are 21,239 records in the daily series displayed in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1946 to September 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the rate reached its maximum of 12.00 percent on 9 October 1991; it registered a minimum of 3.00 on 1 January 1946; it had a mean of 6.92.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | 5.5 |
| 2025-09-17 | 5.5 |
| 2025-09-18 | 5.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | India |
| 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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