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United Kingdom: Central bank policy rate

Percent · 1694–2025 · 332 observations · forecasts to 2026 · cbrate

2025
3.75%percent
Change on 2024
−1.0 pointsfrom 4.75%
Average, 2016–2025
1.99%10 years
Record high and low
17.0% (1979)low 0.10% (2020)

Central bank policy rate

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Recent values

Percent

YearValue
20263.56Forecast
20253.75
20244.75
20235.25
20223.50
20210.25
20200.10
20190.75
20180.75
20170.50
20160.25

Sources

  • Thomas, Hills & Dimsdale1694–2016
  • Homer & Sylla1800–1988
  • Flandreau & Zumer1880–1913
  • Grimm1946–2023
  • Bank for International Settlements1946–2025
  • OECD Main Economic Indicators (archive)1955–1971
  • OECD Economic Outlook1970–2025
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027

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United Kingdom documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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