Overnight 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 overnight rate stood at 4.35 per cent in August 2026, the same as in July 2026.
Sample. There are 433 records in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the period going from August 1990 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the interest rate had a mean value of 4.40 per cent; it reached its highest level of 14.00 in August 1990; it recorded a bottom of 0.10 in December 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 4.35 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.35 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.35 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Overnight 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 | Overnight rates usually refer to official discount rates and call-money rates. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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