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 31 October 2025, the same as on 30 October.
Sample. There are 12,158 records overall in the daily series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series goes from January 1985 to October 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few statistics computed on the entire sample: the rate was equal on average to 6.35 percent; it registered a minimum of 0.25 on 17 March 2020; it hit a peak of 265.00 on 8 March 1985.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | 2.5 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2.5 |
| 2025-10-31 | 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 |