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United Kingdom: Short-term interest rate

Percent · 1695–2025 · 331 observations · forecasts to 2026 · strate

2025
4.13%percent
Change on 2024
−0.9 pointsfrom 5.05%
Average, 2016–2025
1.87%10 years
Record high and low
16.8% (1980)low 0.0885% (2021)

Short-term interest rate

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Recent values

Percent

YearValue
20263.64Forecast
20254.13
20245.05
20234.84
20221.88
20210.0885
20200.296
20190.808
20180.723
20170.359
20160.499

Sources

  • Thomas, Hills & Dimsdale1695–2016
  • MeasuringWorth1790–2018
  • Homer & Sylla1800–1988
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2018
  • Bordo1880–1989
  • Ellison, Lee & O'Rourke1925–1936
  • OECD Main Economic Indicators (archive)1955–1984
  • OECD Economic Outlook1973–2025
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators1986–2025
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027

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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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