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 24 March 2026, the same as on 23 March.
Sample. The daily series presented in the chart has 9,913 records in total. The time range covered by the series is from January 1999 to March 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics we calculated on the full sample: the rate was equal on average to 1.74 percent; it reached its lowest level of 0.00 on 16 March 2016; it hit a peak of 4.75 on 6 October 2000.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | 2.0 |
| 2026-03-23 | 2.0 |
| 2026-03-24 | 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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