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 was 2.25 percent on 6 February 2026, unchanged with respect to the previous day.
Sample. There are 12,223 data points in the daily series shown in the plot above. The period covered by the series is from January 1985 to February 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the rate had a mean of 6.32 percent; it hit a trough of 0.25 on 17 March 2020; it reached a maximum of 265.00 on 8 March 1985.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | 2.25 |
| 2026-02-05 | 2.25 |
| 2026-02-06 | 2.25 |
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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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