Long-term interest rate (per cent) - Canada - OECD - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: OECD interest rates
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Canada, the long-term interest rate was 3.67 per cent in August 2026, versus 3.55 in July.
Sample. There are 860 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The period covered by the series extends from January 1955 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the interest rate averaged 6.09 per cent; it registered a minimum of 0.52 in July 2020; it attained a maximum of 17.00 in September 1981.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 3.395 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3.547273 |
| 2026-08-31 | 3.675 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long-term interest rate |
| Country | Canada |
| 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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