Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Euro area - 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 euro area, the monetary policy rate was 2.00 percent on 21 December 2025, unchanged with respect to the previous day.
Sample. There are 9,820 observations in the daily time series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1999 to December 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: the rate averaged 1.73 percent; it hit a maximum of 4.75 on 6 October 2000; it reached its minimum of 0.00 on 16 March 2016.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | 2.0 |
| 2025-12-20 | 2.0 |
| 2025-12-21 | 2.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Euro area |
| 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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