Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Australia - 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 Australia, the monetary policy rate was 4.85 percent on 5 November 2026, as on 4 November.
Sample. There are 12,822 observations in the daily series presented in the figure above. The time span covered by the series goes from April 1976 to November 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate reached a trough of 0.10 percent on 4 November 2020; it reached its highest level of 85.00 percent on 8 March 1983; it was equal on average to 6.75 percent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | 4.60000 |
| 2026-11-04 | 4.85000 |
| 2026-11-05 | 4.85000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Australia |
| 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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