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United States: Long-term interest rate

Percent · 1798–2025 · 228 observations · forecasts to 2026 · ltrate

2025
4.32%percent
Change on 2024
+0.1 pointsfrom 4.21%
Average, 2016–2025
2.70%10 years
Record high and low
13.9% (1981)low 0.883% (2020)

Long-term interest rate

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Recent values

Percent

YearValue
20264.20Forecast
20254.32
20244.21
20233.96
20222.94
20211.44
20200.883
20192.14
20182.91
20172.33
20161.83

Sources

  • Homer & Sylla1798–1945
  • Carter et al.1798–1997
  • Clio Infra1798–2011
  • MeasuringWorth1798–2023
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1870–2020
  • Bordo1880–1996
  • IMF International Financial Statistics1953–2021
  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis1954–2025
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators1954–2025
  • OECD Main Economic Indicators (archive)1955–1984
  • OECD Economic Outlook1960–2025
  • Eurostat1962–2025
  • 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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