Long-term interest rate (per cent) - United States - OECD - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: OECD interest rates
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the long-term interest rate stood at 4.47 per cent in June 2026, compared to 4.48 in May.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are a total of 879 records. The time range covered by the series goes from April 1953 to June 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the interest rate had a mean of 5.52 per cent; it peaked at 15.32 in September 1981; it reached a trough of 0.62 in July 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 4.32 |
| 2026-05-31 | 4.48 |
| 2026-06-30 | 4.47 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long-term interest rate |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Annual interest rate |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | OECD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Redistributable with citation |
| Other information | Long-term interest rates generally refer to government bonds maturing in ten years. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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