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 11 May 2026, as on 10 May 2026.
Sample. There are 9,961 observations in the daily time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1999 to May 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the rate reached a trough of 0.00 percent on 16 March 2016; it reached a maximum of 4.75 on 6 October 2000; it was equal on average to 1.74.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | 2.0 |
| 2026-05-10 | 2.0 |
| 2026-05-11 | 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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