Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - New Zealand - 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 New Zealand, the monetary policy rate was 3.00 percent on 19 September 2025, unchanged with respect to the previous day.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are 12,128 observations. The time span covered by the series goes from January 1985 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the rate was equal on average to 6.36 percent; it recorded its highest level of 265.00 on 8 March 1985; it reached its lowest level of 0.25 on 17 March 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | 3.0 |
| 2025-09-18 | 3.0 |
| 2025-09-19 | 3.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | New Zealand |
| 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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