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 4.36 per cent in September 2026, compared to 4.35 in August.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are 434 observations. The time span covered by the series extends from August 1990 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the interest rate had a mean of 4.40 per cent; it peaked at 14.00 per cent in August 1990; it reached a minimum of 0.10 per cent in December 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 4.35000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.35000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.36000 |
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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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