Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - India - 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 India, the monetary policy rate was 5.25 percent on 31 December 2025, as on the previous day.
Sample. There are 21,344 data points in the daily series shown in the plot above. The series covers the period stretching from January 1946 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate hit a maximum of 12.00 percent on 9 October 1991; it registered a minimum of 3.00 on 1 January 1946; it had a mean of 6.91.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | 5.25 |
| 2025-12-30 | 5.25 |
| 2025-12-31 | 5.25 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | India |
| 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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