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 5.50 percent on 19 October 2026, unchanged with respect to 16 October.
Sample. There are 21,537 observations overall in the daily series displayed in the chart above. The period covered by the series is from January 1946 to October 2026.
History. Here are a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the rate had a mean of 6.89 percent; it reached its minimum of 3.00 percent on 1 January 1946; it peaked at 12.00 percent on 9 October 1991.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 5.50000 |
| 2026-10-16 | 5.50000 |
| 2026-10-19 | 5.50000 |
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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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