Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - New Zealand - 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 New Zealand, the monetary policy rate stood at 2.50 percent on 7 August 2026, the same value recorded on 6 August.
Sample. There are 12,357 observations in the daily time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1985 to August 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate averaged 6.28 percent; it recorded a minimum of 0.25 on 17 March 2020; it hit a maximum of 265.00 on 8 March 1985.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | 2.5 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2.5 |
| 2026-08-07 | 2.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | New Zealand |
| 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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