Long-term interest rate (per cent) - New Zealand - OECD - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: OECD interest rates
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In New Zealand, the long-term interest rate stood at 4.71 per cent in August 2026, compared to 4.61 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 679 data points overall in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1970 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics computed on the full sample: the interest rate achieved a maximum of 18.71 per cent in May 1985; it hit a trough of 0.54 in October 2020; it was equal on average to 7.32.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 4.46 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.61 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.71 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long-term interest rate |
| Country | New Zealand |
| 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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