Data / Central bank policy rate / Belgium

Central bank policy rate in Belgium

Central bank policy rate in Belgium was 4.5% in December 1998, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.05 pts from December 1997. That is the 6th highest of 15 EU countries in December 1998.

December 19984.5%
Change on December 1997-0.05 pts
Rank6th of 15EU countries ranked
Series high16March 1981
Series low2.75October 1953

Central bank policy rate in Belgium, January 1949 to December 1998

CSVChart (SVG)

051015201949-011956-031963-051970-071977-091984-111992-011998-121949-01: 3.5 %1949-02: 3.5 %1949-03: 3.5 %1949-04: 3.5 %1949-05: 3.5 %1949-06: 3.5 %1949-07: 3.5 %1949-08: 3.5 %1949-09: 3.5 %1949-10: 3.25 %1949-11: 3.25 %1949-12: 3.25 %1950-01: 3.25 %1950-02: 3.25 %1950-03: 3.25 %1950-04: 3.25 %1950-05: 3.25 %1950-06: 3.25 %1950-07: 3.25 %1950-08: 3.25 %1950-09: 3.75 %1950-10: 3.75 %1950-11: 3.75 %1950-12: 3.75 %1951-01: 3.75 %1951-02: 3.75 %1951-03: 3.75 %1951-04: 3.75 %1951-05: 3.75 %1951-06: 3.75 %1951-07: 3.5 %1951-08: 3.5 %1951-09: 3.25 %1951-10: 3.25 %1951-11: 3.25 %1951-12: 3.25 %1952-01: 3.25 %1952-02: 3.25 %1952-03: 3.25 %1952-04: 3.25 %1952-05: 3.25 %1952-06: 3.25 %1952-07: 3.25 %1952-08: 3.25 %1952-09: 3.25 %1952-10: 3.25 %1952-11: 3.25 %1952-12: 3 %1953-01: 3 %1953-02: 3 %1953-03: 3 %1953-04: 3 %1953-05: 3 %1953-06: 3 %1953-07: 3 %1953-08: 3 %1953-09: 3 %1953-10: 2.75 %1953-11: 2.75 %1953-12: 2.75 %1954-01: 2.75 %1954-02: 2.75 %1954-03: 2.75 %1954-04: 2.75 %1954-05: 2.75 %1954-06: 2.75 %1954-07: 2.75 %1954-08: 2.75 %1954-09: 2.75 %1954-10: 2.75 %1954-11: 2.75 %1954-12: 2.75 %1955-01: 2.75 %1955-02: 2.75 %1955-03: 2.75 %1955-04: 2.75 %1955-05: 2.75 %1955-06: 2.75 %1955-07: 2.75 %1955-08: 3 %1955-09: 3 %1955-10: 3 %1955-11: 3 %1955-12: 3 %1956-01: 3 %1956-02: 3 %1956-03: 3 %1956-04: 3 %1956-05: 3 %1956-06: 3 %1956-07: 3 %1956-08: 3 %1956-09: 3 %1956-10: 3 %1956-11: 3 %1956-12: 3.5 %1957-01: 3.5 %1957-02: 3.5 %1957-03: 3.5 %1957-04: 3.5 %1957-05: 3.5 %1957-06: 3.5 %1957-07: 4.5 %1957-08: 4.5 %1957-09: 4.5 %1957-10: 4.5 %1957-11: 4.5 %1957-12: 4.5 %1958-01: 4.5 %1958-02: 4.5 %1958-03: 4.25 %1958-04: 4.25 %1958-05: 4.25 %1958-06: 4 %1958-07: 3.75 %1958-08: 3.5 %1958-09: 3.5 %1958-10: 3.5 %1958-11: 3.5 %1958-12: 3.5 %1959-01: 3.25 %1959-02: 3.25 %1959-03: 3.25 %1959-04: 3.25 %1959-05: 3.25 %1959-06: 3.25 %1959-07: 3.25 %1959-08: 3.25 %1959-09: 3.25 %1959-10: 3.25 %1959-11: 3.25 %1959-12: 4 %1960-01: 4 %1960-02: 4 %1960-03: 4 %1960-04: 4 %1960-05: 4 %1960-06: 4 %1960-07: 4 %1960-08: 5 %1960-09: 5 %1960-10: 5 %1960-11: 5 %1960-12: 5 %1961-01: 5 %1961-02: 5 %1961-03: 5 %1961-04: 5 %1961-05: 5 %1961-06: 5 %1961-07: 5 %1961-08: 4.75 %1961-09: 4.75 %1961-10: 4.75 %1961-11: 4.75 %1961-12: 4.5 %1962-01: 4.25 %1962-02: 4.25 %1962-03: 4 %1962-04: 4 %1962-05: 4 %1962-06: 4 %1962-07: 4 %1962-08: 3.75 %1962-09: 3.75 %1962-10: 3.75 %1962-11: 3.75 %1962-12: 3.5 %1963-01: 3.5 %1963-02: 3.5 %1963-03: 3.5 %1963-04: 3.5 %1963-05: 3.5 %1963-06: 3.5 %1963-07: 4 %1963-08: 4 %1963-09: 4 %1963-10: 4.25 %1963-11: 4.25 %1963-12: 4.25 %1964-01: 4.25 %1964-02: 4.25 %1964-03: 4.25 %1964-04: 4.25 %1964-05: 4.25 %1964-06: 4.25 %1964-07: 4.75 %1964-08: 4.75 %1964-09: 4.75 %1964-10: 4.75 %1964-11: 4.75 %1964-12: 4.75 %1965-01: 4.75 %1965-02: 4.75 %1965-03: 4.75 %1965-04: 4.75 %1965-05: 4.75 %1965-06: 4.75 %1965-07: 4.75 %1965-08: 4.75 %1965-09: 4.75 %1965-10: 4.75 %1965-11: 4.75 %1965-12: 4.75 %1966-01: 4.75 %1966-02: 4.75 %1966-03: 4.75 %1966-04: 4.75 %1966-05: 4.75 %1966-06: 5.25 %1966-07: 5.25 %1966-08: 5.25 %1966-09: 5.25 %1966-10: 5.25 %1966-11: 5.25 %1966-12: 5.25 %1967-01: 5.25 %1967-02: 5 %1967-03: 4.75 %1967-04: 4.75 %1967-05: 4.5 %1967-06: 4.5 %1967-07: 4.5 %1967-08: 4.5 %1967-09: 4.25 %1967-10: 4 %1967-11: 4 %1967-12: 4 %1968-01: 4 %1968-02: 4 %1968-03: 3.75 %1968-04: 3.75 %1968-05: 3.75 %1968-06: 3.75 %1968-07: 3.75 %1968-08: 3.75 %1968-09: 3.75 %1968-10: 3.75 %1968-11: 3.75 %1968-12: 4.5 %1969-01: 4.5 %1969-02: 4.5 %1969-03: 5 %1969-04: 5.5 %1969-05: 6 %1969-06: 6 %1969-07: 7 %1969-08: 7 %1969-09: 7.5 %1969-10: 7.5 %1969-11: 7.5 %1969-12: 7.5 %1970-01: 7.5 %1970-02: 7.5 %1970-03: 7.5 %1970-04: 7.5 %1970-05: 7.5 %1970-06: 7.5 %1970-07: 7.5 %1970-08: 7.5 %1970-09: 7.5 %1970-10: 7 %1970-11: 7 %1970-12: 6.5 %1971-01: 6.5 %1971-02: 6.5 %1971-03: 6 %1971-04: 6 %1971-05: 6 %1971-06: 6 %1971-07: 6 %1971-08: 6 %1971-09: 5.5 %1971-10: 5.5 %1971-11: 5.5 %1971-12: 5.5 %1972-01: 5 %1972-02: 4.5 %1972-03: 4 %1972-04: 4 %1972-05: 4 %1972-06: 4 %1972-07: 4 %1972-08: 4 %1972-09: 4 %1972-10: 4 %1972-11: 4.5 %1972-12: 5 %1973-01: 5 %1973-02: 5 %1973-03: 5 %1973-04: 5 %1973-05: 5.5 %1973-06: 5.5 %1973-07: 6 %1973-08: 6.5 %1973-09: 6.5 %1973-10: 7 %1973-11: 7.75 %1973-12: 7.75 %1974-01: 7.75 %1974-02: 8.75 %1974-03: 8.75 %1974-04: 8.75 %1974-05: 8.75 %1974-06: 8.75 %1974-07: 8.75 %1974-08: 8.75 %1974-09: 8.75 %1974-10: 8.75 %1974-11: 8.75 %1974-12: 8.75 %1975-01: 8.25 %1975-02: 8.25 %1975-03: 7.5 %1975-04: 7 %1975-05: 6.5 %1975-06: 6.5 %1975-07: 6.5 %1975-08: 6 %1975-09: 6 %1975-10: 6 %1975-11: 6 %1975-12: 6 %1976-01: 6 %1976-02: 6 %1976-03: 7 %1976-04: 7 %1976-05: 7 %1976-06: 7 %1976-07: 8 %1976-08: 9 %1976-09: 9 %1976-10: 9 %1976-11: 9 %1976-12: 9 %1977-01: 8 %1977-02: 7 %1977-03: 7 %1977-04: 7 %1977-05: 6.5 %1977-06: 6 %1977-07: 6 %1977-08: 6 %1977-09: 6 %1977-10: 6 %1977-11: 6 %1977-12: 9 %1978-01: 7.5 %1978-02: 6.5 %1978-03: 5.5 %1978-04: 5.5 %1978-05: 5.5 %1978-06: 5.5 %1978-07: 6 %1978-08: 6 %1978-09: 6 %1978-10: 6 %1978-11: 6 %1978-12: 6 %1979-01: 6 %1979-02: 6 %1979-03: 6 %1979-04: 6 %1979-05: 8 %1979-06: 9 %1979-07: 9 %1979-08: 9 %1979-09: 9 %1979-10: 10 %1979-11: 10 %1979-12: 10.5 %1980-01: 10.5 %1980-02: 12 %1980-03: 14 %1980-04: 14 %1980-05: 14 %1980-06: 13 %1980-07: 12 %1980-08: 12 %1980-09: 12 %1980-10: 12 %1980-11: 12 %1980-12: 12 %1981-01: 12 %1981-02: 12 %1981-03: 16 %1981-04: 14 %1981-05: 13 %1981-06: 13 %1981-07: 13 %1981-08: 13 %1981-09: 13 %1981-10: 13 %1981-11: 13 %1981-12: 15 %1982-01: 14 %1982-02: 14 %1982-03: 13 %1982-04: 14 %1982-05: 14 %1982-06: 14 %1982-07: 13.5 %1982-08: 13 %1982-09: 12.5 %1982-10: 12 %1982-11: 11.5 %1982-12: 11.5 %1983-01: 11.5 %1983-02: 11.5 %1983-03: 11 %1983-04: 10 %1983-05: 9.5 %1983-06: 9 %1983-07: 9 %1983-08: 9 %1983-09: 9 %1983-10: 9 %1983-11: 10 %1983-12: 10 %1984-01: 10 %1984-02: 11 %1984-03: 11 %1984-04: 11 %1984-05: 11 %1984-06: 11 %1984-07: 11 %1984-08: 11 %1984-09: 11 %1984-10: 11 %1984-11: 11 %1984-12: 11 %1985-01: 11 %1985-02: 11 %1985-03: 11 %1985-04: 11 %1985-05: 9.5 %1985-06: 9.25 %1985-07: 9.5 %1985-08: 10 %1985-09: 9.5 %1985-10: 9 %1985-11: 8.75 %1985-12: 9.75 %1986-01: 9.75 %1986-02: 9.75 %1986-03: 9.75 %1986-04: 8.75 %1986-05: 8 %1986-06: 8 %1986-07: 8 %1986-08: 8 %1986-09: 8 %1986-10: 8 %1986-11: 8 %1986-12: 8 %1987-01: 8.5 %1987-02: 8.5 %1987-03: 8 %1987-04: 8 %1987-05: 7.75 %1987-06: 7.5 %1987-07: 7.25 %1987-08: 7.25 %1987-09: 7.25 %1987-10: 7.25 %1987-11: 7.25 %1987-12: 7 %1988-01: 6.75 %1988-02: 6.75 %1988-03: 6.5 %1988-04: 6.5 %1988-05: 6.5 %1988-06: 6.5 %1988-07: 7 %1988-08: 7.5 %1988-09: 7.5 %1988-10: 7.5 %1988-11: 7.25 %1988-12: 7.75 %1989-01: 8.25 %1989-02: 8.25 %1989-03: 8.25 %1989-04: 8.75 %1989-05: 8.75 %1989-06: 9.25 %1989-07: 9.25 %1989-08: 9.25 %1989-09: 9.25 %1989-10: 10.25 %1989-11: 10.25 %1989-12: 10.25 %1990-01: 10.25 %1990-02: 10.25 %1990-03: 10.25 %1990-04: 10.25 %1990-05: 10.25 %1990-06: 10.25 %1990-07: 10.25 %1990-08: 10.25 %1990-09: 10.25 %1990-10: 10.25 %1990-11: 10.5 %1990-12: 10.5 %1991-01: 10.25 %1991-02: 9.6 %1991-03: 9.5 %1991-04: 9.3 %1991-05: 9.25 %1991-06: 9.25 %1991-07: 9.25 %1991-08: 9.4 %1991-09: 9.5 %1991-10: 9.6 %1991-11: 9.6 %1991-12: 9.8 %1992-01: 9.9 %1992-02: 9.8 %1992-03: 9.8 %1992-04: 9.8 %1992-05: 9.8 %1992-06: 9.8 %1992-07: 9.95 %1992-08: 10.2 %1992-09: 9.5 %1992-10: 9.25 %1992-11: 9.2 %1992-12: 9.1 %1993-01: 8.9 %1993-02: 9.3 %1993-03: 9.2 %1993-04: 8.5 %1993-05: 8 %1993-06: 7.9 %1993-07: 11.5 %1993-08: 11.5 %1993-09: 11.4 %1993-10: 11.15 %1993-11: 10 %1993-12: 8.95 %1994-01: 8.35 %1994-02: 7.9 %1994-03: 7.55 %1994-04: 7.1 %1994-05: 6.75 %1994-06: 6.45 %1994-07: 6.35 %1994-08: 6.35 %1994-09: 6.35 %1994-10: 6.35 %1994-11: 6.35 %1994-12: 6.35 %1995-01: 6.35 %1995-02: 6.35 %1995-03: 7.25 %1995-04: 6.25 %1995-05: 6 %1995-06: 5.75 %1995-07: 5.75 %1995-08: 5.55 %1995-09: 5.35 %1995-10: 5.3 %1995-11: 5.2 %1995-12: 5 %1996-01: 4.65 %1996-02: 4.55 %1996-03: 4.55 %1996-04: 4.55 %1996-05: 4.45 %1996-06: 4.45 %1996-07: 4.45 %1996-08: 4.25 %1996-09: 4.25 %1996-10: 4.25 %1996-11: 4.25 %1996-12: 4.25 %1997-01: 4.25 %1997-02: 4.25 %1997-03: 4.25 %1997-04: 4.25 %1997-05: 4.25 %1997-06: 4.25 %1997-07: 4.25 %1997-08: 4.25 %1997-09: 4.25 %1997-10: 4.55 %1997-11: 4.55 %1997-12: 4.55 %1998-01: 4.55 %1998-02: 4.55 %1998-03: 4.55 %1998-04: 4.55 %1998-05: 4.55 %1998-06: 4.55 %1998-07: 4.55 %1998-08: 4.55 %1998-09: 4.5 %1998-10: 4.5 %1998-11: 4.5 %1998-12: 4.5 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 600 values
Period%
1998-124.5
1998-114.5
1998-104.5
1998-094.5
1998-084.55
1998-074.55
1998-064.55
1998-054.55
1998-044.55
1998-034.55
1998-024.55
1998-014.55
1997-124.55
1997-114.55
1997-104.55
1997-094.25
1997-084.25
1997-074.25
1997-064.25
1997-054.25
1997-044.25
1997-034.25
1997-024.25
1997-014.25
1996-124.25
1996-114.25
1996-104.25
1996-094.25
1996-084.25
1996-074.45
1996-064.45
1996-054.45
1996-044.55
1996-034.55
1996-024.55
1996-014.65
1995-125
1995-115.2
1995-105.3
1995-095.35
1995-085.55
1995-075.75
1995-065.75
1995-056
1995-046.25
1995-037.25
1995-026.35
1995-016.35
1994-126.35
1994-116.35
1994-106.35
1994-096.35
1994-086.35
1994-076.35
1994-066.45
1994-056.75
1994-047.1
1994-037.55
1994-027.9
1994-018.35
1993-128.95
1993-1110
1993-1011.15
1993-0911.4
1993-0811.5
1993-0711.5
1993-067.9
1993-058
1993-048.5
1993-039.2
1993-029.3
1993-018.9
1992-129.1
1992-119.2
1992-109.25
1992-099.5
1992-0810.2
1992-079.95
1992-069.8
1992-059.8
1992-049.8
1992-039.8
1992-029.8
1992-019.9
1991-129.8
1991-119.6
1991-109.6
1991-099.5
1991-089.4
1991-079.25
1991-069.25
1991-059.25
1991-049.3
1991-039.5
1991-029.6
1991-0110.25
1990-1210.5
1990-1110.5
1990-1010.25
1990-0910.25
1990-0810.25
1990-0710.25
1990-0610.25
1990-0510.25
1990-0410.25
1990-0310.25
1990-0210.25
1990-0110.25
1989-1210.25
1989-1110.25
1989-1010.25
1989-099.25
1989-089.25
1989-079.25
1989-069.25
1989-058.75
1989-048.75
1989-038.25
1989-028.25
1989-018.25
1988-127.75
1988-117.25
1988-107.5
1988-097.5
1988-087.5
1988-077
1988-066.5
1988-056.5
1988-046.5
1988-036.5
1988-026.75
1988-016.75
1987-127
1987-117.25
1987-107.25
1987-097.25
1987-087.25
1987-077.25
1987-067.5
1987-057.75
1987-048
1987-038
1987-028.5
1987-018.5
1986-128
1986-118
1986-108
1986-098
1986-088
1986-078
1986-068
1986-058
1986-048.75
1986-039.75
1986-029.75
1986-019.75
1985-129.75
1985-118.75
1985-109
1985-099.5
1985-0810
1985-079.5
1985-069.25
1985-059.5
1985-0411
1985-0311
1985-0211
1985-0111
1984-1211
1984-1111
1984-1011
1984-0911
1984-0811
1984-0711
1984-0611
1984-0511
1984-0411
1984-0311
1984-0211
1984-0110
1983-1210
1983-1110
1983-109
1983-099
1983-089
1983-079
1983-069
1983-059.5
1983-0410
1983-0311
1983-0211.5
1983-0111.5
1982-1211.5
1982-1111.5
1982-1012
1982-0912.5
1982-0813
1982-0713.5
1982-0614
1982-0514
1982-0414
1982-0313
1982-0214
1982-0114
1981-1215
1981-1113
1981-1013
1981-0913
1981-0813
1981-0713
1981-0613
1981-0513
1981-0414
1981-0316
1981-0212
1981-0112
1980-1212
1980-1112
1980-1012
1980-0912
1980-0812
1980-0712
1980-0613
1980-0514
1980-0414
1980-0314
1980-0212
1980-0110.5
1979-1210.5
1979-1110
1979-1010
1979-099
1979-089
1979-079
1979-069
1979-058
1979-046
1979-036
1979-026
1979-016
1978-126
1978-116
1978-106
1978-096
1978-086
1978-076
1978-065.5
1978-055.5
1978-045.5
1978-035.5
1978-026.5
1978-017.5
1977-129
1977-116
1977-106
1977-096
1977-086
1977-076
1977-066
1977-056.5
1977-047
1977-037
1977-027
1977-018
1976-129
1976-119
1976-109
1976-099
1976-089
1976-078
1976-067
1976-057
1976-047
1976-037
1976-026
1976-016
1975-126
1975-116
1975-106
1975-096
1975-086
1975-076.5
1975-066.5
1975-056.5
1975-047
1975-037.5
1975-028.25
1975-018.25
1974-128.75
1974-118.75
1974-108.75
1974-098.75
1974-088.75
1974-078.75
1974-068.75
1974-058.75
1974-048.75
1974-038.75
1974-028.75
1974-017.75
1973-127.75
1973-117.75
1973-107
1973-096.5
1973-086.5
1973-076
1973-065.5
1973-055.5
1973-045
1973-035
1973-025
1973-015
1972-125
1972-114.5
1972-104
1972-094
1972-084
1972-074
1972-064
1972-054
1972-044
1972-034
1972-024.5
1972-015
1971-125.5
1971-115.5
1971-105.5
1971-095.5
1971-086
1971-076
1971-066
1971-056
1971-046
1971-036
1971-026.5
1971-016.5
1970-126.5
1970-117
1970-107
1970-097.5
1970-087.5
1970-077.5
1970-067.5
1970-057.5
1970-047.5
1970-037.5
1970-027.5
1970-017.5
1969-127.5
1969-117.5
1969-107.5
1969-097.5
1969-087
1969-077
1969-066
1969-056
1969-045.5
1969-035
1969-024.5
1969-014.5
1968-124.5
1968-113.75
1968-103.75
1968-093.75
1968-083.75
1968-073.75
1968-063.75
1968-053.75
1968-043.75
1968-033.75
1968-024
1968-014
1967-124
1967-114
1967-104
1967-094.25
1967-084.5
1967-074.5
1967-064.5
1967-054.5
1967-044.75
1967-034.75
1967-025
1967-015.25
1966-125.25
1966-115.25
1966-105.25
1966-095.25
1966-085.25
1966-075.25
1966-065.25
1966-054.75
1966-044.75
1966-034.75
1966-024.75
1966-014.75
1965-124.75
1965-114.75
1965-104.75
1965-094.75
1965-084.75
1965-074.75
1965-064.75
1965-054.75
1965-044.75
1965-034.75
1965-024.75
1965-014.75
1964-124.75
1964-114.75
1964-104.75
1964-094.75
1964-084.75
1964-074.75
1964-064.25
1964-054.25
1964-044.25
1964-034.25
1964-024.25
1964-014.25
1963-124.25
1963-114.25
1963-104.25
1963-094
1963-084
1963-074
1963-063.5
1963-053.5
1963-043.5
1963-033.5
1963-023.5
1963-013.5
1962-123.5
1962-113.75
1962-103.75
1962-093.75
1962-083.75
1962-074
1962-064
1962-054
1962-044
1962-034
1962-024.25
1962-014.25
1961-124.5
1961-114.75
1961-104.75
1961-094.75
1961-084.75
1961-075
1961-065
1961-055
1961-045
1961-035
1961-025
1961-015
1960-125
1960-115
1960-105
1960-095
1960-085
1960-074
1960-064
1960-054
1960-044
1960-034
1960-024
1960-014
1959-124
1959-113.25
1959-103.25
1959-093.25
1959-083.25
1959-073.25
1959-063.25
1959-053.25
1959-043.25
1959-033.25
1959-023.25
1959-013.25
1958-123.5
1958-113.5
1958-103.5
1958-093.5
1958-083.5
1958-073.75
1958-064
1958-054.25
1958-044.25
1958-034.25
1958-024.5
1958-014.5
1957-124.5
1957-114.5
1957-104.5
1957-094.5
1957-084.5
1957-074.5
1957-063.5
1957-053.5
1957-043.5
1957-033.5
1957-023.5
1957-013.5
1956-123.5
1956-113
1956-103
1956-093
1956-083
1956-073
1956-063
1956-053
1956-043
1956-033
1956-023
1956-013
1955-123
1955-113
1955-103
1955-093
1955-083
1955-072.75
1955-062.75
1955-052.75
1955-042.75
1955-032.75
1955-022.75
1955-012.75
1954-122.75
1954-112.75
1954-102.75
1954-092.75
1954-082.75
1954-072.75
1954-062.75
1954-052.75
1954-042.75
1954-032.75
1954-022.75
1954-012.75
1953-122.75
1953-112.75
1953-102.75
1953-093
1953-083
1953-073
1953-063
1953-053
1953-043
1953-033
1953-023
1953-013
1952-123
1952-113.25
1952-103.25
1952-093.25
1952-083.25
1952-073.25
1952-063.25
1952-053.25
1952-043.25
1952-033.25
1952-023.25
1952-013.25
1951-123.25
1951-113.25
1951-103.25
1951-093.25
1951-083.5
1951-073.5
1951-063.75
1951-053.75
1951-043.75
1951-033.75
1951-023.75
1951-013.75
1950-123.75
1950-113.75
1950-103.75
1950-093.75
1950-083.25
1950-073.25
1950-063.25
1950-053.25
1950-043.25
1950-033.25
1950-023.25
1950-013.25
1949-123.25
1949-113.25
1949-103.25
1949-093.5
1949-083.5
1949-073.5
1949-063.5
1949-053.5
1949-043.5
1949-033.5
1949-023.5
1949-013.5

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Definition

The rate a central bank sets to steer monetary policy, or its operational target, in percent per year. United States: effective federal funds rate, monthly average of daily rates (Federal Reserve H.15). Euro area: ECB deposit facility rate in force on the last day of the month. Other countries: the policy rate in force at the end of the month as reported by the national central bank and compiled by the BIS.

Timing differs by source: the US figure is a monthly average of the market rate that the Federal Reserve targets (the target range is set by the FOMC; the BIS copy uses its midpoint), while ECB and BIS figures are end-of-month levels. The euro area series is the deposit facility rate for its whole history; the ECB has steered with it since September 2024, and before that the BIS series and most press coverage used the main refinancing rate (see ecb_main_refinancing_rate). Euro area members have no national policy rate since 1999, so their BIS series end in 1998. Each BIS series names its central bank and the instrument used in each period.

How to cite

Bank for International Settlements (BIS), from national central bank data. Central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), monthly, end of period, as reported by the national central bank named in the series (SOURCE_REF). https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_CBPOL/1.0/M.BE?format=csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

What is the central bank policy rate in Belgium?

Central bank policy rate in Belgium was 4.5% in December 1998, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.05 pts from December 1997. That is the 6th highest of 15 EU countries in December 1998.

Where does this figure come from?

Bank for International Settlements. Central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), monthly, end of period, as reported by the national central bank named in the series (SOURCE_REF). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest central bank policy rate in Belgium?

16% in March 1981, the highest value since January 1949 in this series.

More statistics for Belgium

All statistics for Belgium