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 stood at 3.75 percent on 8 May 2026, unchanged with respect to the previous day.
Sample. This daily time series has 23,348 data points in total. The span of time covered by the series is from January 1946 to May 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the rate was equal on average to 5.62 percent; it recorded a minimum of 0.10 on 19 March 2020; it hit a maximum of 17.00 on 15 November 1979.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | 3.75 |
| 2026-05-07 | 3.75 |
| 2026-05-08 | 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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