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 18 December 2025, versus 4.00 on 17 December.
Sample. The daily series displayed in the chart has 23,253 records in total. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1946 to December 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the rate registered a minimum of 0.10 percent on 19 March 2020; it hit a peak of 17.00 on 15 November 1979; it had an average value of 5.62.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 4.0 |
| 2025-12-17 | 4.0 |
| 2025-12-18 | 3.75 |
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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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