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 stood at 2.25 percent on 11 August 2026, unchanged with respect to the previous day.
Sample. There are 10,053 records overall in the daily time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time going from January 1999 to August 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: the rate peaked at 4.75 percent on 6 October 2000; it hit a trough of 0.00 on 16 March 2016; it had a mean value of 1.74.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | 2.25 |
| 2026-08-10 | 2.25 |
| 2026-08-11 | 2.25 |
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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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