Long-term interest rate (per cent) - Australia - OECD - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: OECD interest rates
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Australia, the long-term interest rate was 5.01 per cent in August 2026, versus 4.92 in July.
Sample. There are 686 observations overall in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the period stretching from July 1969 to August 2026.
History. Here are a few summary statistics calculated on the full sample: the interest rate averaged 7.30 per cent; it peaked at 16.50 in August 1982; it reached a minimum of 0.80 in October 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 4.831 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.919 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.015 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long-term interest rate |
| Country | Australia |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Annual interest rate |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | OECD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Redistributable with citation |
| Other information | Long-term interest rates generally refer to government bonds maturing in ten years. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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