Data / Central bank policy rate / France

Central bank policy rate in France

Central bank policy rate in France was 3% in December 1998, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.3 pts from December 1997. That is the 10th highest of 15 EU countries in December 1998.

December 19983%
Change on December 1997-0.3 pts
Rank10th of 15EU countries ranked
Series high17.75September 1981
Series low2.5June 1950

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

CSVChart (SVG)

051015201949-011956-031963-051970-071977-091984-111992-011998-121949-01: 3 %1949-02: 3 %1949-03: 3 %1949-04: 3 %1949-05: 3 %1949-06: 3 %1949-07: 3 %1949-08: 3 %1949-09: 3 %1949-10: 3 %1949-11: 3 %1949-12: 3 %1950-01: 3 %1950-02: 3 %1950-03: 3 %1950-04: 3 %1950-05: 3 %1950-06: 2.5 %1950-07: 2.5 %1950-08: 2.5 %1950-09: 2.5 %1950-10: 2.5 %1950-11: 2.5 %1950-12: 2.5 %1951-01: 2.5 %1951-02: 2.5 %1951-03: 2.5 %1951-04: 2.5 %1951-05: 2.5 %1951-06: 2.5 %1951-07: 2.5 %1951-08: 2.5 %1951-09: 2.5 %1951-10: 3 %1951-11: 4 %1951-12: 4 %1952-01: 4 %1952-02: 4 %1952-03: 4 %1952-04: 4 %1952-05: 4 %1952-06: 4 %1952-07: 4 %1952-08: 4 %1952-09: 4 %1952-10: 4 %1952-11: 4 %1952-12: 4 %1953-01: 4 %1953-02: 4 %1953-03: 4 %1953-04: 4 %1953-05: 4 %1953-06: 4 %1953-07: 4 %1953-08: 4 %1953-09: 4 %1953-10: 4 %1953-11: 4 %1953-12: 4 %1954-01: 4 %1954-02: 3.25 %1954-03: 3.25 %1954-04: 3.25 %1954-05: 3.25 %1954-06: 3.25 %1954-07: 3.25 %1954-08: 3.25 %1954-09: 3.5 %1954-10: 3.5 %1954-11: 3.5 %1954-12: 3 %1955-01: 3 %1955-02: 3 %1955-03: 3 %1955-04: 3 %1955-05: 3 %1955-06: 3 %1955-07: 3 %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 %1957-01: 3 %1957-02: 3 %1957-03: 3 %1957-04: 4 %1957-05: 4 %1957-06: 4 %1957-07: 4 %1957-08: 5 %1957-09: 5 %1957-10: 5 %1957-11: 5 %1957-12: 5 %1958-01: 5 %1958-02: 5 %1958-03: 5 %1958-04: 5 %1958-05: 5 %1958-06: 5 %1958-07: 5 %1958-08: 5 %1958-09: 5 %1958-10: 4.5 %1958-11: 4.5 %1958-12: 4.5 %1959-01: 4.5 %1959-02: 4.25 %1959-03: 4.25 %1959-04: 4 %1959-05: 4 %1959-06: 4 %1959-07: 4 %1959-08: 4 %1959-09: 4 %1959-10: 4 %1959-11: 4 %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: 4 %1960-09: 4 %1960-10: 3.5 %1960-11: 3.5 %1960-12: 3.5 %1961-01: 3.5 %1961-02: 3.5 %1961-03: 3.5 %1961-04: 3.5 %1961-05: 3.5 %1961-06: 3.5 %1961-07: 3.5 %1961-08: 3.5 %1961-09: 3.5 %1961-10: 3.5 %1961-11: 3.5 %1961-12: 3.5 %1962-01: 3.5 %1962-02: 3.5 %1962-03: 3.5 %1962-04: 3.5 %1962-05: 3.5 %1962-06: 3.5 %1962-07: 3.5 %1962-08: 3.5 %1962-09: 3.5 %1962-10: 3.5 %1962-11: 3.5 %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: 3.5 %1963-08: 3.5 %1963-09: 3.5 %1963-10: 3.5 %1963-11: 4 %1963-12: 4 %1964-01: 4 %1964-02: 4 %1964-03: 4 %1964-04: 4 %1964-05: 4 %1964-06: 4 %1964-07: 4 %1964-08: 4 %1964-09: 4 %1964-10: 4 %1964-11: 4 %1964-12: 4 %1965-01: 4 %1965-02: 4 %1965-03: 4 %1965-04: 3.5 %1965-05: 3.5 %1965-06: 3.5 %1965-07: 3.5 %1965-08: 3.5 %1965-09: 3.5 %1965-10: 3.5 %1965-11: 3.5 %1965-12: 3.5 %1966-01: 3.5 %1966-02: 3.5 %1966-03: 3.5 %1966-04: 3.5 %1966-05: 3.5 %1966-06: 3.5 %1966-07: 3.5 %1966-08: 3.5 %1966-09: 3.5 %1966-10: 3.5 %1966-11: 3.5 %1966-12: 3.5 %1967-01: 3.5 %1967-02: 3.5 %1967-03: 3.5 %1967-04: 3.5 %1967-05: 3.5 %1967-06: 3.5 %1967-07: 3.5 %1967-08: 3.5 %1967-09: 3.5 %1967-10: 3.5 %1967-11: 3.5 %1967-12: 3.5 %1968-01: 3.5 %1968-02: 3.5 %1968-03: 3.5 %1968-04: 3.5 %1968-05: 3.5 %1968-06: 3.5 %1968-07: 5 %1968-08: 5 %1968-09: 5 %1968-10: 5 %1968-11: 6 %1968-12: 6 %1969-01: 6 %1969-02: 6 %1969-03: 6 %1969-04: 6 %1969-05: 6 %1969-06: 7 %1969-07: 7 %1969-08: 7 %1969-09: 7 %1969-10: 8 %1969-11: 8 %1969-12: 8 %1970-01: 8 %1970-02: 8 %1970-03: 8 %1970-04: 8 %1970-05: 8 %1970-06: 8 %1970-07: 8 %1970-08: 7.5 %1970-09: 7.5 %1970-10: 7 %1970-11: 7 %1970-12: 7 %1971-01: 6.5 %1971-02: 6.5 %1971-03: 6.5 %1971-04: 6.5 %1971-05: 6.75 %1971-06: 6.75 %1971-07: 6.75 %1971-08: 6.75 %1971-09: 6.75 %1971-10: 6.5 %1971-11: 6.5 %1971-12: 6.5 %1972-01: 6 %1972-02: 6 %1972-03: 6 %1972-04: 5.75 %1972-05: 5.75 %1972-06: 5.75 %1972-07: 5.75 %1972-08: 5.75 %1972-09: 5.75 %1972-10: 5.75 %1972-11: 7.5 %1972-12: 7.5 %1973-01: 7.5 %1973-02: 7.5 %1973-03: 7.5 %1973-04: 7.5 %1973-05: 7.5 %1973-06: 7.5 %1973-07: 8.625 %1973-08: 8.875 %1973-09: 9.813 %1973-10: 10.875 %1973-11: 10.813 %1973-12: 10.688 %1974-01: 11.5 %1974-02: 10.75 %1974-03: 10.5 %1974-04: 10.625 %1974-05: 10.625 %1974-06: 11.875 %1974-07: 11.75 %1974-08: 11.75 %1974-09: 11.75 %1974-10: 11.5 %1974-11: 11 %1974-12: 10.75 %1975-01: 10 %1975-02: 9.625 %1975-03: 9.5 %1975-04: 7.875 %1975-05: 7.25 %1975-06: 7 %1975-07: 7 %1975-08: 7 %1975-09: 7 %1975-10: 6.75 %1975-11: 6.5 %1975-12: 6.25 %1976-01: 6.5 %1976-02: 7.625 %1976-03: 7.375 %1976-04: 7.375 %1976-05: 7.5 %1976-06: 7.5 %1976-07: 8.375 %1976-08: 9.25 %1976-09: 9.25 %1976-10: 9.25 %1976-11: 10.25 %1976-12: 10.25 %1977-01: 9.875 %1977-02: 9.75 %1977-03: 9.5 %1977-04: 9.125 %1977-05: 9 %1977-06: 8.875 %1977-07: 8.5 %1977-08: 8.25 %1977-09: 8.125 %1977-10: 8.125 %1977-11: 8.5 %1977-12: 8.875 %1978-01: 8.75 %1978-02: 8.75 %1978-03: 8.75 %1978-04: 8.375 %1978-05: 8.125 %1978-06: 7.75 %1978-07: 7.375 %1978-08: 7.375 %1978-09: 7.25 %1978-10: 7 %1978-11: 6.875 %1978-12: 6.375 %1979-01: 6.375 %1979-02: 6.375 %1979-03: 6.75 %1979-04: 6.75 %1979-05: 7.125 %1979-06: 8.375 %1979-07: 10.25 %1979-08: 10.25 %1979-09: 11.25 %1979-10: 11.5 %1979-11: 12 %1979-12: 12.125 %1980-01: 12 %1980-02: 12.375 %1980-03: 12.875 %1980-04: 12.75 %1980-05: 12.75 %1980-06: 12.25 %1980-07: 12 %1980-08: 11.25 %1980-09: 11.25 %1980-10: 11.25 %1980-11: 11.25 %1980-12: 11.25 %1981-01: 10.75 %1981-02: 10.75 %1981-03: 10.75 %1981-04: 10.75 %1981-05: 10.75 %1981-06: 10.75 %1981-07: 17.5 %1981-08: 17.125 %1981-09: 17.75 %1981-10: 15.5 %1981-11: 15.25 %1981-12: 14.75 %1982-01: 14.75 %1982-02: 14.125 %1982-03: 17 %1982-04: 16 %1982-05: 16 %1982-06: 15.25 %1982-07: 14.75 %1982-08: 14 %1982-09: 13.75 %1982-10: 13.25 %1982-11: 13 %1982-12: 12.75 %1983-01: 12.5 %1983-02: 12.5 %1983-03: 12.5 %1983-04: 12.5 %1983-05: 12.5 %1983-06: 12.25 %1983-07: 12.25 %1983-08: 12.25 %1983-09: 12.25 %1983-10: 12.25 %1983-11: 12 %1983-12: 12 %1984-01: 12 %1984-02: 12 %1984-03: 12 %1984-04: 12 %1984-05: 11.75 %1984-06: 11.5 %1984-07: 11.25 %1984-08: 11.25 %1984-09: 11 %1984-10: 11 %1984-11: 10.75 %1984-12: 10.75 %1985-01: 10.5 %1985-02: 10.5 %1985-03: 10.5 %1985-04: 10.25 %1985-05: 10.125 %1985-06: 10.125 %1985-07: 9.625 %1985-08: 9.625 %1985-09: 9.375 %1985-10: 9.125 %1985-11: 8.75 %1985-12: 8.75 %1986-01: 8.75 %1986-02: 8.5 %1986-03: 8.25 %1986-04: 7.5 %1986-05: 7.25 %1986-06: 7 %1986-07: 7 %1986-08: 7 %1986-09: 7 %1986-10: 7 %1986-11: 7 %1986-12: 7.25 %1987-01: 8 %1987-02: 8 %1987-03: 7.75 %1987-04: 7.75 %1987-05: 7.75 %1987-06: 7.5 %1987-07: 7.5 %1987-08: 7.5 %1987-09: 7.5 %1987-10: 7.5 %1987-11: 8 %1987-12: 7.75 %1988-01: 7.25 %1988-02: 7.25 %1988-03: 7.25 %1988-04: 7.25 %1988-05: 7 %1988-06: 7 %1988-07: 6.75 %1988-08: 7 %1988-09: 7 %1988-10: 7.25 %1988-11: 7.25 %1988-12: 7.75 %1989-01: 8.25 %1989-02: 8.25 %1989-03: 8.25 %1989-04: 8.25 %1989-05: 8.25 %1989-06: 8.25 %1989-07: 8.75 %1989-08: 8.75 %1989-09: 8.75 %1989-10: 9.5 %1989-11: 9.5 %1989-12: 10 %1990-01: 10 %1990-02: 10 %1990-03: 10 %1990-04: 9.5 %1990-05: 9.5 %1990-06: 9.5 %1990-07: 9.5 %1990-08: 9.5 %1990-09: 9.5 %1990-10: 9.5 %1990-11: 9.25 %1990-12: 9.25 %1991-01: 9.25 %1991-02: 9.25 %1991-03: 9 %1991-04: 9 %1991-05: 9 %1991-06: 9 %1991-07: 9 %1991-08: 9 %1991-09: 9 %1991-10: 8.75 %1991-11: 9.25 %1991-12: 9.6 %1992-01: 9.6 %1992-02: 9.6 %1992-03: 9.6 %1992-04: 9.6 %1992-05: 9.6 %1992-06: 9.6 %1992-07: 9.6 %1992-08: 9.6 %1992-09: 9.6 %1992-10: 9.6 %1992-11: 9.1 %1992-12: 9.1 %1993-01: 9.1 %1993-02: 9.1 %1993-03: 9.1 %1993-04: 8.25 %1993-05: 7.5 %1993-06: 7 %1993-07: 6.75 %1993-08: 6.75 %1993-09: 6.75 %1993-10: 6.45 %1993-11: 6.45 %1993-12: 6.2 %1994-01: 6.2 %1994-02: 6.1 %1994-03: 6 %1994-04: 5.7 %1994-05: 5.4 %1994-06: 5.2 %1994-07: 5 %1994-08: 5 %1994-09: 5 %1994-10: 5 %1994-11: 5 %1994-12: 5 %1995-01: 5 %1995-02: 5 %1995-03: 5 %1995-04: 5 %1995-05: 5 %1995-06: 5 %1995-07: 5 %1995-08: 5 %1995-09: 5 %1995-10: 5 %1995-11: 4.8 %1995-12: 4.45 %1996-01: 4.2 %1996-02: 3.9 %1996-03: 3.8 %1996-04: 3.7 %1996-05: 3.7 %1996-06: 3.6 %1996-07: 3.55 %1996-08: 3.35 %1996-09: 3.25 %1996-10: 3.25 %1996-11: 3.2 %1996-12: 3.15 %1997-01: 3.1 %1997-02: 3.1 %1997-03: 3.1 %1997-04: 3.1 %1997-05: 3.1 %1997-06: 3.1 %1997-07: 3.1 %1997-08: 3.1 %1997-09: 3.1 %1997-10: 3.3 %1997-11: 3.3 %1997-12: 3.3 %1998-01: 3.3 %1998-02: 3.3 %1998-03: 3.3 %1998-04: 3.3 %1998-05: 3.3 %1998-06: 3.3 %1998-07: 3.3 %1998-08: 3.3 %1998-09: 3.3 %1998-10: 3.3 %1998-11: 3.3 %1998-12: 3 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 600 values
Period%
1998-123
1998-113.3
1998-103.3
1998-093.3
1998-083.3
1998-073.3
1998-063.3
1998-053.3
1998-043.3
1998-033.3
1998-023.3
1998-013.3
1997-123.3
1997-113.3
1997-103.3
1997-093.1
1997-083.1
1997-073.1
1997-063.1
1997-053.1
1997-043.1
1997-033.1
1997-023.1
1997-013.1
1996-123.15
1996-113.2
1996-103.25
1996-093.25
1996-083.35
1996-073.55
1996-063.6
1996-053.7
1996-043.7
1996-033.8
1996-023.9
1996-014.2
1995-124.45
1995-114.8
1995-105
1995-095
1995-085
1995-075
1995-065
1995-055
1995-045
1995-035
1995-025
1995-015
1994-125
1994-115
1994-105
1994-095
1994-085
1994-075
1994-065.2
1994-055.4
1994-045.7
1994-036
1994-026.1
1994-016.2
1993-126.2
1993-116.45
1993-106.45
1993-096.75
1993-086.75
1993-076.75
1993-067
1993-057.5
1993-048.25
1993-039.1
1993-029.1
1993-019.1
1992-129.1
1992-119.1
1992-109.6
1992-099.6
1992-089.6
1992-079.6
1992-069.6
1992-059.6
1992-049.6
1992-039.6
1992-029.6
1992-019.6
1991-129.6
1991-119.25
1991-108.75
1991-099
1991-089
1991-079
1991-069
1991-059
1991-049
1991-039
1991-029.25
1991-019.25
1990-129.25
1990-119.25
1990-109.5
1990-099.5
1990-089.5
1990-079.5
1990-069.5
1990-059.5
1990-049.5
1990-0310
1990-0210
1990-0110
1989-1210
1989-119.5
1989-109.5
1989-098.75
1989-088.75
1989-078.75
1989-068.25
1989-058.25
1989-048.25
1989-038.25
1989-028.25
1989-018.25
1988-127.75
1988-117.25
1988-107.25
1988-097
1988-087
1988-076.75
1988-067
1988-057
1988-047.25
1988-037.25
1988-027.25
1988-017.25
1987-127.75
1987-118
1987-107.5
1987-097.5
1987-087.5
1987-077.5
1987-067.5
1987-057.75
1987-047.75
1987-037.75
1987-028
1987-018
1986-127.25
1986-117
1986-107
1986-097
1986-087
1986-077
1986-067
1986-057.25
1986-047.5
1986-038.25
1986-028.5
1986-018.75
1985-128.75
1985-118.75
1985-109.125
1985-099.375
1985-089.625
1985-079.625
1985-0610.125
1985-0510.125
1985-0410.25
1985-0310.5
1985-0210.5
1985-0110.5
1984-1210.75
1984-1110.75
1984-1011
1984-0911
1984-0811.25
1984-0711.25
1984-0611.5
1984-0511.75
1984-0412
1984-0312
1984-0212
1984-0112
1983-1212
1983-1112
1983-1012.25
1983-0912.25
1983-0812.25
1983-0712.25
1983-0612.25
1983-0512.5
1983-0412.5
1983-0312.5
1983-0212.5
1983-0112.5
1982-1212.75
1982-1113
1982-1013.25
1982-0913.75
1982-0814
1982-0714.75
1982-0615.25
1982-0516
1982-0416
1982-0317
1982-0214.125
1982-0114.75
1981-1214.75
1981-1115.25
1981-1015.5
1981-0917.75
1981-0817.125
1981-0717.5
1981-0610.75
1981-0510.75
1981-0410.75
1981-0310.75
1981-0210.75
1981-0110.75
1980-1211.25
1980-1111.25
1980-1011.25
1980-0911.25
1980-0811.25
1980-0712
1980-0612.25
1980-0512.75
1980-0412.75
1980-0312.875
1980-0212.375
1980-0112
1979-1212.125
1979-1112
1979-1011.5
1979-0911.25
1979-0810.25
1979-0710.25
1979-068.375
1979-057.125
1979-046.75
1979-036.75
1979-026.375
1979-016.375
1978-126.375
1978-116.875
1978-107
1978-097.25
1978-087.375
1978-077.375
1978-067.75
1978-058.125
1978-048.375
1978-038.75
1978-028.75
1978-018.75
1977-128.875
1977-118.5
1977-108.125
1977-098.125
1977-088.25
1977-078.5
1977-068.875
1977-059
1977-049.125
1977-039.5
1977-029.75
1977-019.875
1976-1210.25
1976-1110.25
1976-109.25
1976-099.25
1976-089.25
1976-078.375
1976-067.5
1976-057.5
1976-047.375
1976-037.375
1976-027.625
1976-016.5
1975-126.25
1975-116.5
1975-106.75
1975-097
1975-087
1975-077
1975-067
1975-057.25
1975-047.875
1975-039.5
1975-029.625
1975-0110
1974-1210.75
1974-1111
1974-1011.5
1974-0911.75
1974-0811.75
1974-0711.75
1974-0611.875
1974-0510.625
1974-0410.625
1974-0310.5
1974-0210.75
1974-0111.5
1973-1210.688
1973-1110.813
1973-1010.875
1973-099.813
1973-088.875
1973-078.625
1973-067.5
1973-057.5
1973-047.5
1973-037.5
1973-027.5
1973-017.5
1972-127.5
1972-117.5
1972-105.75
1972-095.75
1972-085.75
1972-075.75
1972-065.75
1972-055.75
1972-045.75
1972-036
1972-026
1972-016
1971-126.5
1971-116.5
1971-106.5
1971-096.75
1971-086.75
1971-076.75
1971-066.75
1971-056.75
1971-046.5
1971-036.5
1971-026.5
1971-016.5
1970-127
1970-117
1970-107
1970-097.5
1970-087.5
1970-078
1970-068
1970-058
1970-048
1970-038
1970-028
1970-018
1969-128
1969-118
1969-108
1969-097
1969-087
1969-077
1969-067
1969-056
1969-046
1969-036
1969-026
1969-016
1968-126
1968-116
1968-105
1968-095
1968-085
1968-075
1968-063.5
1968-053.5
1968-043.5
1968-033.5
1968-023.5
1968-013.5
1967-123.5
1967-113.5
1967-103.5
1967-093.5
1967-083.5
1967-073.5
1967-063.5
1967-053.5
1967-043.5
1967-033.5
1967-023.5
1967-013.5
1966-123.5
1966-113.5
1966-103.5
1966-093.5
1966-083.5
1966-073.5
1966-063.5
1966-053.5
1966-043.5
1966-033.5
1966-023.5
1966-013.5
1965-123.5
1965-113.5
1965-103.5
1965-093.5
1965-083.5
1965-073.5
1965-063.5
1965-053.5
1965-043.5
1965-034
1965-024
1965-014
1964-124
1964-114
1964-104
1964-094
1964-084
1964-074
1964-064
1964-054
1964-044
1964-034
1964-024
1964-014
1963-124
1963-114
1963-103.5
1963-093.5
1963-083.5
1963-073.5
1963-063.5
1963-053.5
1963-043.5
1963-033.5
1963-023.5
1963-013.5
1962-123.5
1962-113.5
1962-103.5
1962-093.5
1962-083.5
1962-073.5
1962-063.5
1962-053.5
1962-043.5
1962-033.5
1962-023.5
1962-013.5
1961-123.5
1961-113.5
1961-103.5
1961-093.5
1961-083.5
1961-073.5
1961-063.5
1961-053.5
1961-043.5
1961-033.5
1961-023.5
1961-013.5
1960-123.5
1960-113.5
1960-103.5
1960-094
1960-084
1960-074
1960-064
1960-054
1960-044
1960-034
1960-024
1960-014
1959-124
1959-114
1959-104
1959-094
1959-084
1959-074
1959-064
1959-054
1959-044
1959-034.25
1959-024.25
1959-014.5
1958-124.5
1958-114.5
1958-104.5
1958-095
1958-085
1958-075
1958-065
1958-055
1958-045
1958-035
1958-025
1958-015
1957-125
1957-115
1957-105
1957-095
1957-085
1957-074
1957-064
1957-054
1957-044
1957-033
1957-023
1957-013
1956-123
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
1955-073
1955-063
1955-053
1955-043
1955-033
1955-023
1955-013
1954-123
1954-113.5
1954-103.5
1954-093.5
1954-083.25
1954-073.25
1954-063.25
1954-053.25
1954-043.25
1954-033.25
1954-023.25
1954-014
1953-124
1953-114
1953-104
1953-094
1953-084
1953-074
1953-064
1953-054
1953-044
1953-034
1953-024
1953-014
1952-124
1952-114
1952-104
1952-094
1952-084
1952-074
1952-064
1952-054
1952-044
1952-034
1952-024
1952-014
1951-124
1951-114
1951-103
1951-092.5
1951-082.5
1951-072.5
1951-062.5
1951-052.5
1951-042.5
1951-032.5
1951-022.5
1951-012.5
1950-122.5
1950-112.5
1950-102.5
1950-092.5
1950-082.5
1950-072.5
1950-062.5
1950-053
1950-043
1950-033
1950-023
1950-013
1949-123
1949-113
1949-103
1949-093
1949-083
1949-073
1949-063
1949-053
1949-043
1949-033
1949-023
1949-013

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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.FR?format=csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

What is the central bank policy rate in France?

Central bank policy rate in France was 3% in December 1998, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.3 pts from December 1997. That is the 10th 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 France?

17.75% in September 1981, the highest value since January 1949 in this series.

More statistics for France

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