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 stood at 2.75 percent on 11 September 2026, the same as on 10 September 2026.
Sample. There are 12,382 observations in the daily series shown in the figure above. The period covered by the series extends from January 1985 to September 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: the rate reached a maximum of 265.00 percent on 8 March 1985; it hit a trough of 0.25 on 17 March 2020; it had an average value of 6.27.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | 2.75000 |
| 2026-09-10 | 2.75000 |
| 2026-09-11 | 2.75000 |
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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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