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 2.50 percent on 10 November 2026, the same value recorded on the previous day.
Sample. There are 10,144 data points overall in the daily time series displayed in the graph above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1999 to November 2026.
History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the rate reached its highest level of 4.75 percent on 6 October 2000; it reached a trough of 0.00 percent on 16 March 2016; it had an average value of 1.75 percent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | 2.50000 |
| 2026-11-09 | 2.50000 |
| 2026-11-10 | 2.50000 |
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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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