Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - United Kingdom - 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 United Kingdom, the monetary policy rate stood at 3.75 percent on 14 September 2026, the same as on 11 September 2026.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are 23,437 data points in total. The series covers the time range going from January 1946 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the rate had a mean of 5.61 percent; it reached a maximum of 17.00 on 15 November 1979; it reached a trough of 0.10 on 19 March 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | 3.75000 |
| 2026-09-11 | 3.75000 |
| 2026-09-14 | 3.75000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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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