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Central bank policy rate in Hong Kong

Central bank policy rate in Hong Kong was 4% in August 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.75 pts from August 2025. That is the 19th highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

August 20264%
Change on August 2025-0.75 pts
Rank19th of 36Countries ranked
Series high8May 2000
Series low0.5December 2008

Central bank policy rate in Hong Kong, September 1998 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

024681998-092002-092006-092010-092014-092018-092022-092026-081998-09: 6.88 %1998-10: 6.6 %1998-11: 6.25 %1998-12: 6.25 %1999-01: 6.25 %1999-02: 6.25 %1999-03: 6.25 %1999-04: 6.25 %1999-05: 6.25 %1999-06: 6.25 %1999-07: 6.5 %1999-08: 6.75 %1999-09: 6.75 %1999-10: 6.75 %1999-11: 7 %1999-12: 7 %2000-01: 7 %2000-02: 7.25 %2000-03: 7.5 %2000-04: 7.5 %2000-05: 8 %2000-06: 8 %2000-07: 8 %2000-08: 8 %2000-09: 8 %2000-10: 8 %2000-11: 8 %2000-12: 8 %2001-01: 7.5 %2001-02: 7 %2001-03: 6.5 %2001-04: 6 %2001-05: 5.5 %2001-06: 5.25 %2001-07: 5.25 %2001-08: 5 %2001-09: 4.5 %2001-10: 4 %2001-11: 3.5 %2001-12: 3.25 %2002-01: 3.25 %2002-02: 3.25 %2002-03: 3.25 %2002-04: 3.25 %2002-05: 3.25 %2002-06: 3.25 %2002-07: 3.25 %2002-08: 3.25 %2002-09: 3.25 %2002-10: 3.25 %2002-11: 2.75 %2002-12: 2.75 %2003-01: 2.75 %2003-02: 2.75 %2003-03: 2.75 %2003-04: 2.75 %2003-05: 2.75 %2003-06: 2.5 %2003-07: 2.5 %2003-08: 2.5 %2003-09: 2.5 %2003-10: 2.5 %2003-11: 2.5 %2003-12: 2.5 %2004-01: 2.5 %2004-02: 2.5 %2004-03: 2.5 %2004-04: 2.5 %2004-05: 2.5 %2004-06: 2.5 %2004-07: 2.75 %2004-08: 3 %2004-09: 3.25 %2004-10: 3.25 %2004-11: 3.5 %2004-12: 3.75 %2005-01: 3.75 %2005-02: 4 %2005-03: 4.25 %2005-04: 4.25 %2005-05: 4.5 %2005-06: 4.5 %2005-07: 4.75 %2005-08: 5 %2005-09: 5.25 %2005-10: 5.25 %2005-11: 5.5 %2005-12: 5.75 %2006-01: 5.75 %2006-02: 6 %2006-03: 6.25 %2006-04: 6.25 %2006-05: 6.5 %2006-06: 6.75 %2006-07: 6.75 %2006-08: 6.75 %2006-09: 6.75 %2006-10: 6.75 %2006-11: 6.75 %2006-12: 6.75 %2007-01: 6.75 %2007-02: 6.75 %2007-03: 6.75 %2007-04: 6.75 %2007-05: 6.75 %2007-06: 6.75 %2007-07: 6.75 %2007-08: 6.75 %2007-09: 6.25 %2007-10: 6.25 %2007-11: 6 %2007-12: 5.75 %2008-01: 4.5 %2008-02: 4.5 %2008-03: 3.75 %2008-04: 3.75 %2008-05: 3.5 %2008-06: 3.5 %2008-07: 3.5 %2008-08: 3.5 %2008-09: 3.5 %2008-10: 1.5 %2008-11: 1.5 %2008-12: 0.5 %2009-01: 0.5 %2009-02: 0.5 %2009-03: 0.5 %2009-04: 0.5 %2009-05: 0.5 %2009-06: 0.5 %2009-07: 0.5 %2009-08: 0.5 %2009-09: 0.5 %2009-10: 0.5 %2009-11: 0.5 %2009-12: 0.5 %2010-01: 0.5 %2010-02: 0.5 %2010-03: 0.5 %2010-04: 0.5 %2010-05: 0.5 %2010-06: 0.5 %2010-07: 0.5 %2010-08: 0.5 %2010-09: 0.5 %2010-10: 0.5 %2010-11: 0.5 %2010-12: 0.5 %2011-01: 0.5 %2011-02: 0.5 %2011-03: 0.5 %2011-04: 0.5 %2011-05: 0.5 %2011-06: 0.5 %2011-07: 0.5 %2011-08: 0.5 %2011-09: 0.5 %2011-10: 0.5 %2011-11: 0.5 %2011-12: 0.5 %2012-01: 0.5 %2012-02: 0.5 %2012-03: 0.5 %2012-04: 0.5 %2012-05: 0.5 %2012-06: 0.5 %2012-07: 0.5 %2012-08: 0.5 %2012-09: 0.5 %2012-10: 0.5 %2012-11: 0.5 %2012-12: 0.5 %2013-01: 0.5 %2013-02: 0.5 %2013-03: 0.5 %2013-04: 0.5 %2013-05: 0.5 %2013-06: 0.5 %2013-07: 0.5 %2013-08: 0.5 %2013-09: 0.5 %2013-10: 0.5 %2013-11: 0.5 %2013-12: 0.5 %2014-01: 0.5 %2014-02: 0.5 %2014-03: 0.5 %2014-04: 0.5 %2014-05: 0.5 %2014-06: 0.5 %2014-07: 0.5 %2014-08: 0.5 %2014-09: 0.5 %2014-10: 0.5 %2014-11: 0.5 %2014-12: 0.5 %2015-01: 0.5 %2015-02: 0.5 %2015-03: 0.5 %2015-04: 0.5 %2015-05: 0.5 %2015-06: 0.5 %2015-07: 0.5 %2015-08: 0.5 %2015-09: 0.5 %2015-10: 0.5 %2015-11: 0.5 %2015-12: 0.75 %2016-01: 0.75 %2016-02: 0.75 %2016-03: 0.75 %2016-04: 0.75 %2016-05: 0.75 %2016-06: 0.75 %2016-07: 0.75 %2016-08: 0.75 %2016-09: 0.75 %2016-10: 0.75 %2016-11: 0.75 %2016-12: 1 %2017-01: 1 %2017-02: 1 %2017-03: 1.25 %2017-04: 1.25 %2017-05: 1.25 %2017-06: 1.5 %2017-07: 1.5 %2017-08: 1.5 %2017-09: 1.5 %2017-10: 1.5 %2017-11: 1.5 %2017-12: 1.75 %2018-01: 1.75 %2018-02: 1.75 %2018-03: 2 %2018-04: 2 %2018-05: 2 %2018-06: 2.25 %2018-07: 2.25 %2018-08: 2.25 %2018-09: 2.5 %2018-10: 2.5 %2018-11: 2.5 %2018-12: 2.75 %2019-01: 2.75 %2019-02: 2.75 %2019-03: 2.75 %2019-04: 2.75 %2019-05: 2.75 %2019-06: 2.75 %2019-07: 2.75 %2019-08: 2.5 %2019-09: 2.25 %2019-10: 2 %2019-11: 2 %2019-12: 2.49 %2020-01: 2 %2020-02: 2 %2020-03: 1.65 %2020-04: 1.11 %2020-05: 0.62 %2020-06: 0.5 %2020-07: 0.5 %2020-08: 0.5 %2020-09: 0.5 %2020-10: 0.5 %2020-11: 0.5 %2020-12: 0.5 %2021-01: 0.5 %2021-02: 0.5 %2021-03: 0.5 %2021-04: 0.5 %2021-05: 0.5 %2021-06: 0.5 %2021-07: 0.5 %2021-08: 0.5 %2021-09: 0.5 %2021-10: 0.5 %2021-11: 0.5 %2021-12: 0.5 %2022-01: 0.5 %2022-02: 0.5 %2022-03: 0.75 %2022-04: 0.75 %2022-05: 1.25 %2022-06: 2 %2022-07: 2.75 %2022-08: 2.75 %2022-09: 3.5 %2022-10: 3.5 %2022-11: 4.25 %2022-12: 4.75 %2023-01: 4.75 %2023-02: 5 %2023-03: 5.25 %2023-04: 5.25 %2023-05: 5.5 %2023-06: 5.5 %2023-07: 5.75 %2023-08: 5.75 %2023-09: 5.75 %2023-10: 5.75 %2023-11: 5.75 %2023-12: 5.75 %2024-01: 5.75 %2024-02: 5.75 %2024-03: 5.75 %2024-04: 5.75 %2024-05: 5.75 %2024-06: 5.75 %2024-07: 5.75 %2024-08: 5.75 %2024-09: 5.25 %2024-10: 5.25 %2024-11: 5 %2024-12: 4.75 %2025-01: 4.75 %2025-02: 4.75 %2025-03: 4.75 %2025-04: 4.75 %2025-05: 4.75 %2025-06: 4.75 %2025-07: 4.75 %2025-08: 4.75 %2025-09: 4.5 %2025-10: 4.25 %2025-11: 4.25 %2025-12: 4 %2026-01: 4 %2026-02: 4 %2026-03: 4 %2026-04: 4 %2026-05: 4 %2026-06: 4 %2026-07: 4 %2026-08: 4 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 336 values
Period%
2026-084
2026-074
2026-064
2026-054
2026-044
2026-034
2026-024
2026-014
2025-124
2025-114.25
2025-104.25
2025-094.5
2025-084.75
2025-074.75
2025-064.75
2025-054.75
2025-044.75
2025-034.75
2025-024.75
2025-014.75
2024-124.75
2024-115
2024-105.25
2024-095.25
2024-085.75
2024-075.75
2024-065.75
2024-055.75
2024-045.75
2024-035.75
2024-025.75
2024-015.75
2023-125.75
2023-115.75
2023-105.75
2023-095.75
2023-085.75
2023-075.75
2023-065.5
2023-055.5
2023-045.25
2023-035.25
2023-025
2023-014.75
2022-124.75
2022-114.25
2022-103.5
2022-093.5
2022-082.75
2022-072.75
2022-062
2022-051.25
2022-040.75
2022-030.75
2022-020.5
2022-010.5
2021-120.5
2021-110.5
2021-100.5
2021-090.5
2021-080.5
2021-070.5
2021-060.5
2021-050.5
2021-040.5
2021-030.5
2021-020.5
2021-010.5
2020-120.5
2020-110.5
2020-100.5
2020-090.5
2020-080.5
2020-070.5
2020-060.5
2020-050.62
2020-041.11
2020-031.65
2020-022
2020-012
2019-122.49
2019-112
2019-102
2019-092.25
2019-082.5
2019-072.75
2019-062.75
2019-052.75
2019-042.75
2019-032.75
2019-022.75
2019-012.75
2018-122.75
2018-112.5
2018-102.5
2018-092.5
2018-082.25
2018-072.25
2018-062.25
2018-052
2018-042
2018-032
2018-021.75
2018-011.75
2017-121.75
2017-111.5
2017-101.5
2017-091.5
2017-081.5
2017-071.5
2017-061.5
2017-051.25
2017-041.25
2017-031.25
2017-021
2017-011
2016-121
2016-110.75
2016-100.75
2016-090.75
2016-080.75
2016-070.75
2016-060.75
2016-050.75
2016-040.75
2016-030.75
2016-020.75
2016-010.75
2015-120.75
2015-110.5
2015-100.5
2015-090.5
2015-080.5
2015-070.5
2015-060.5
2015-050.5
2015-040.5
2015-030.5
2015-020.5
2015-010.5
2014-120.5
2014-110.5
2014-100.5
2014-090.5
2014-080.5
2014-070.5
2014-060.5
2014-050.5
2014-040.5
2014-030.5
2014-020.5
2014-010.5
2013-120.5
2013-110.5
2013-100.5
2013-090.5
2013-080.5
2013-070.5
2013-060.5
2013-050.5
2013-040.5
2013-030.5
2013-020.5
2013-010.5
2012-120.5
2012-110.5
2012-100.5
2012-090.5
2012-080.5
2012-070.5
2012-060.5
2012-050.5
2012-040.5
2012-030.5
2012-020.5
2012-010.5
2011-120.5
2011-110.5
2011-100.5
2011-090.5
2011-080.5
2011-070.5
2011-060.5
2011-050.5
2011-040.5
2011-030.5
2011-020.5
2011-010.5
2010-120.5
2010-110.5
2010-100.5
2010-090.5
2010-080.5
2010-070.5
2010-060.5
2010-050.5
2010-040.5
2010-030.5
2010-020.5
2010-010.5
2009-120.5
2009-110.5
2009-100.5
2009-090.5
2009-080.5
2009-070.5
2009-060.5
2009-050.5
2009-040.5
2009-030.5
2009-020.5
2009-010.5
2008-120.5
2008-111.5
2008-101.5
2008-093.5
2008-083.5
2008-073.5
2008-063.5
2008-053.5
2008-043.75
2008-033.75
2008-024.5
2008-014.5
2007-125.75
2007-116
2007-106.25
2007-096.25
2007-086.75
2007-076.75
2007-066.75
2007-056.75
2007-046.75
2007-036.75
2007-026.75
2007-016.75
2006-126.75
2006-116.75
2006-106.75
2006-096.75
2006-086.75
2006-076.75
2006-066.75
2006-056.5
2006-046.25
2006-036.25
2006-026
2006-015.75
2005-125.75
2005-115.5
2005-105.25
2005-095.25
2005-085
2005-074.75
2005-064.5
2005-054.5
2005-044.25
2005-034.25
2005-024
2005-013.75
2004-123.75
2004-113.5
2004-103.25
2004-093.25
2004-083
2004-072.75
2004-062.5
2004-052.5
2004-042.5
2004-032.5
2004-022.5
2004-012.5
2003-122.5
2003-112.5
2003-102.5
2003-092.5
2003-082.5
2003-072.5
2003-062.5
2003-052.75
2003-042.75
2003-032.75
2003-022.75
2003-012.75
2002-122.75
2002-112.75
2002-103.25
2002-093.25
2002-083.25
2002-073.25
2002-063.25
2002-053.25
2002-043.25
2002-033.25
2002-023.25
2002-013.25
2001-123.25
2001-113.5
2001-104
2001-094.5
2001-085
2001-075.25
2001-065.25
2001-055.5
2001-046
2001-036.5
2001-027
2001-017.5
2000-128
2000-118
2000-108
2000-098
2000-088
2000-078
2000-068
2000-058
2000-047.5
2000-037.5
2000-027.25
2000-017
1999-127
1999-117
1999-106.75
1999-096.75
1999-086.75
1999-076.5
1999-066.25
1999-056.25
1999-046.25
1999-036.25
1999-026.25
1999-016.25
1998-126.25
1998-116.25
1998-106.6
1998-096.88

Rankings

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

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What is the central bank policy rate in Hong Kong?

Central bank policy rate in Hong Kong was 4% in August 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.75 pts from August 2025. That is the 19th highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

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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 Hong Kong?

8% in May 2000, the highest value since September 1998 in this series.

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