Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - United Kingdom - 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 the United Kingdom, the monetary policy rate was 3.75 percent on 18 December 2025, compared to 4.00 on 17 December 2025.
Sample. There are 23,253 observations in the daily series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1946 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the rate hit a peak of 17.00 percent on 15 November 1979; it hit a trough of 0.10 on 19 March 2020; it was equal on average to 5.62.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 4.0 |
| 2025-12-17 | 4.0 |
| 2025-12-18 | 3.75 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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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