Short-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 short-term interest rate stood at 4.67 per cent in September 2026, compared to 4.51 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 705 data points overall in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1968 to September 2026.
History. Here are some statistics calculated on the full sample: the interest rate had an average value of 7.06 per cent; it registered a minimum of 0.00 per cent in November 1969; it reached a maximum of 21.75 per cent in May 1974.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 4.48000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.51000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.67000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short-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 | Short-term interest rates are the rates at which short-term borrowings are effected between financial institutions or the rate at which short-term government paper is issued or traded in the market. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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