Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - United States - 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 States, the monetary policy rate stood at 3.62 percent on 19 December 2025, as on the previous day.
Sample. In the daily series presented in the graph, there are 26,104 data points overall. The series covers the period stretching from July 1954 to December 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the rate hit a peak of 22.36 percent on 22 July 1981; it reached its minimum of 0.12 on 16 December 2008; it was equal on average to 4.60.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | 3.625 |
| 2025-12-18 | 3.625 |
| 2025-12-19 | 3.625 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | United States |
| 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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