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Central bank policy rate in Hungary

Central bank policy rate in Hungary was 5.5% in September 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 1 pts from September 2025. That is the 1st highest of 15 EU countries in December 1998.

September 20265.5%
Change on September 2025-1 pts
Rank1st of 15EU countries ranked
Series high28February 1995
Series low0.6July 2020

Central bank policy rate in Hungary, January 1987 to September 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

01020301987-011992-101998-072004-042010-012015-102021-072026-091987-01: 10.5 %1987-02: 10.5 %1987-03: 10.5 %1987-04: 10.5 %1987-05: 10.5 %1987-06: 10.5 %1987-07: 10.5 %1987-08: 10.5 %1987-09: 10.5 %1987-10: 10.5 %1987-11: 10.5 %1987-12: 10.5 %1988-01: 12 %1988-02: 12 %1988-03: 12 %1988-04: 12 %1988-05: 12 %1988-06: 12 %1988-07: 12 %1988-08: 12 %1988-09: 12 %1988-10: 14 %1988-11: 14 %1988-12: 14 %1989-01: 14 %1989-02: 14 %1989-03: 14 %1989-04: 14 %1989-05: 14 %1989-06: 14 %1989-07: 14 %1989-08: 14 %1989-09: 14 %1989-10: 14 %1989-11: 14 %1989-12: 17 %1990-01: 17 %1990-02: 17 %1990-03: 17 %1990-04: 17 %1990-05: 17 %1990-06: 21 %1990-07: 21 %1990-08: 21 %1990-09: 21 %1990-10: 22 %1990-11: 22 %1990-12: 22 %1991-01: 22 %1991-02: 22 %1991-03: 22 %1991-04: 22 %1991-05: 22 %1991-06: 22 %1991-07: 22 %1991-08: 22 %1991-09: 22 %1991-10: 22 %1991-11: 22 %1991-12: 22 %1992-01: 22 %1992-02: 22 %1992-03: 22 %1992-04: 22 %1992-05: 22 %1992-06: 22 %1992-07: 22 %1992-08: 22 %1992-09: 22 %1992-10: 21 %1992-11: 21 %1992-12: 21 %1993-01: 20 %1993-02: 20 %1993-03: 20 %1993-04: 20 %1993-05: 19 %1993-06: 19 %1993-07: 19 %1993-08: 19 %1993-09: 22 %1993-10: 22 %1993-11: 22 %1993-12: 22 %1994-01: 22 %1994-02: 22 %1994-03: 22 %1994-04: 22 %1994-05: 22 %1994-06: 25 %1994-07: 25 %1994-08: 25 %1994-09: 25 %1994-10: 25 %1994-11: 25 %1994-12: 25 %1995-01: 25 %1995-02: 28 %1995-03: 28 %1995-04: 28 %1995-05: 28 %1995-06: 28 %1995-07: 28 %1995-08: 28 %1995-09: 28 %1995-10: 28 %1995-11: 28 %1995-12: 28 %1996-01: 28 %1996-02: 27 %1996-03: 27 %1996-04: 27 %1996-05: 26 %1996-06: 26 %1996-07: 25.5 %1996-08: 25.5 %1996-09: 24.5 %1996-10: 23 %1996-11: 23 %1996-12: 23 %1997-01: 22.5 %1997-02: 22.5 %1997-03: 21.5 %1997-04: 21.5 %1997-05: 21.5 %1997-06: 21.5 %1997-07: 21 %1997-08: 21 %1997-09: 20.5 %1997-10: 20.5 %1997-11: 20.5 %1997-12: 20.5 %1998-01: 20.5 %1998-02: 20 %1998-03: 20 %1998-04: 19.5 %1998-05: 19.5 %1998-06: 19 %1998-07: 19 %1998-08: 18 %1998-09: 18 %1998-10: 18 %1998-11: 18 %1998-12: 17 %1999-01: 17 %1999-02: 16 %1999-03: 16 %1999-04: 16 %1999-05: 16 %1999-06: 15.5 %1999-07: 15.5 %1999-08: 15.5 %1999-09: 15.5 %1999-10: 15.5 %1999-11: 15 %1999-12: 14.5 %2000-01: 13 %2000-02: 13 %2000-03: 12 %2000-04: 11 %2000-05: 11 %2000-06: 11 %2000-07: 11 %2000-08: 11 %2000-09: 11 %2000-10: 11 %2000-11: 11 %2000-12: 11 %2001-01: 11 %2001-02: 11 %2001-03: 11 %2001-04: 11 %2001-05: 11 %2001-06: 11 %2001-07: 11.25 %2001-08: 11.25 %2001-09: 11 %2001-10: 10.75 %2001-11: 10.25 %2001-12: 9.75 %2002-01: 9 %2002-02: 8.5 %2002-03: 8.5 %2002-04: 8.5 %2002-05: 9 %2002-06: 9 %2002-07: 9.5 %2002-08: 9.5 %2002-09: 9.5 %2002-10: 9.5 %2002-11: 9 %2002-12: 8.5 %2003-01: 6.5 %2003-02: 6.5 %2003-03: 6.5 %2003-04: 6.5 %2003-05: 6.5 %2003-06: 9.5 %2003-07: 9.5 %2003-08: 9.5 %2003-09: 9.5 %2003-10: 9.5 %2003-11: 12.5 %2003-12: 12.5 %2004-01: 12.5 %2004-02: 12.5 %2004-03: 12.25 %2004-04: 12 %2004-05: 11.5 %2004-06: 11.5 %2004-07: 11.5 %2004-08: 11 %2004-09: 11 %2004-10: 10.5 %2004-11: 10 %2004-12: 9.5 %2005-01: 9 %2005-02: 8.25 %2005-03: 7.75 %2005-04: 7.5 %2005-05: 7.25 %2005-06: 7 %2005-07: 6.75 %2005-08: 6.25 %2005-09: 6 %2005-10: 6 %2005-11: 6 %2005-12: 6 %2006-01: 6 %2006-02: 6 %2006-03: 6 %2006-04: 6 %2006-05: 6 %2006-06: 6.25 %2006-07: 6.75 %2006-08: 7.25 %2006-09: 7.75 %2006-10: 8 %2006-11: 8 %2006-12: 8 %2007-01: 8 %2007-02: 8 %2007-03: 8 %2007-04: 8 %2007-05: 8 %2007-06: 7.75 %2007-07: 7.75 %2007-08: 7.75 %2007-09: 7.5 %2007-10: 7.5 %2007-11: 7.5 %2007-12: 7.5 %2008-01: 7.5 %2008-02: 7.5 %2008-03: 7.5 %2008-04: 8.25 %2008-05: 8.5 %2008-06: 8.5 %2008-07: 8.5 %2008-08: 8.5 %2008-09: 8.5 %2008-10: 11.5 %2008-11: 11 %2008-12: 10 %2009-01: 9.5 %2009-02: 9.5 %2009-03: 9.5 %2009-04: 9.5 %2009-05: 9.5 %2009-06: 9.5 %2009-07: 8.5 %2009-08: 8 %2009-09: 7.5 %2009-10: 7 %2009-11: 6.5 %2009-12: 6.25 %2010-01: 6 %2010-02: 5.75 %2010-03: 5.5 %2010-04: 5.25 %2010-05: 5.25 %2010-06: 5.25 %2010-07: 5.25 %2010-08: 5.25 %2010-09: 5.25 %2010-10: 5.25 %2010-11: 5.5 %2010-12: 5.75 %2011-01: 6 %2011-02: 6 %2011-03: 6 %2011-04: 6 %2011-05: 6 %2011-06: 6 %2011-07: 6 %2011-08: 6 %2011-09: 6 %2011-10: 6 %2011-11: 6.5 %2011-12: 7 %2012-01: 7 %2012-02: 7 %2012-03: 7 %2012-04: 7 %2012-05: 7 %2012-06: 7 %2012-07: 7 %2012-08: 6.75 %2012-09: 6.5 %2012-10: 6.25 %2012-11: 6 %2012-12: 5.75 %2013-01: 5.5 %2013-02: 5.25 %2013-03: 5 %2013-04: 4.75 %2013-05: 4.5 %2013-06: 4.25 %2013-07: 4 %2013-08: 3.8 %2013-09: 3.6 %2013-10: 3.4 %2013-11: 3.2 %2013-12: 3 %2014-01: 2.85 %2014-02: 2.7 %2014-03: 2.6 %2014-04: 2.5 %2014-05: 2.4 %2014-06: 2.3 %2014-07: 2.1 %2014-08: 2.1 %2014-09: 2.1 %2014-10: 2.1 %2014-11: 2.1 %2014-12: 2.1 %2015-01: 2.1 %2015-02: 2.1 %2015-03: 1.95 %2015-04: 1.8 %2015-05: 1.65 %2015-06: 1.5 %2015-07: 1.35 %2015-08: 1.35 %2015-09: 1.35 %2015-10: 1.35 %2015-11: 1.35 %2015-12: 1.35 %2016-01: 1.35 %2016-02: 1.35 %2016-03: 1.2 %2016-04: 1.05 %2016-05: 0.9 %2016-06: 0.9 %2016-07: 0.9 %2016-08: 0.9 %2016-09: 0.9 %2016-10: 0.9 %2016-11: 0.9 %2016-12: 0.9 %2017-01: 0.9 %2017-02: 0.9 %2017-03: 0.9 %2017-04: 0.9 %2017-05: 0.9 %2017-06: 0.9 %2017-07: 0.9 %2017-08: 0.9 %2017-09: 0.9 %2017-10: 0.9 %2017-11: 0.9 %2017-12: 0.9 %2018-01: 0.9 %2018-02: 0.9 %2018-03: 0.9 %2018-04: 0.9 %2018-05: 0.9 %2018-06: 0.9 %2018-07: 0.9 %2018-08: 0.9 %2018-09: 0.9 %2018-10: 0.9 %2018-11: 0.9 %2018-12: 0.9 %2019-01: 0.9 %2019-02: 0.9 %2019-03: 0.9 %2019-04: 0.9 %2019-05: 0.9 %2019-06: 0.9 %2019-07: 0.9 %2019-08: 0.9 %2019-09: 0.9 %2019-10: 0.9 %2019-11: 0.9 %2019-12: 0.9 %2020-01: 0.9 %2020-02: 0.9 %2020-03: 0.9 %2020-04: 0.9 %2020-05: 0.9 %2020-06: 0.75 %2020-07: 0.6 %2020-08: 0.6 %2020-09: 0.6 %2020-10: 0.6 %2020-11: 0.6 %2020-12: 0.6 %2021-01: 0.6 %2021-02: 0.6 %2021-03: 0.6 %2021-04: 0.6 %2021-05: 0.6 %2021-06: 0.9 %2021-07: 1.2 %2021-08: 1.5 %2021-09: 1.65 %2021-10: 1.8 %2021-11: 2.1 %2021-12: 2.4 %2022-01: 2.9 %2022-02: 3.4 %2022-03: 4.4 %2022-04: 5.4 %2022-05: 5.4 %2022-06: 7.75 %2022-07: 10.75 %2022-08: 11.75 %2022-09: 13 %2022-10: 13 %2022-11: 13 %2022-12: 13 %2023-01: 13 %2023-02: 13 %2023-03: 13 %2023-04: 13 %2023-05: 13 %2023-06: 13 %2023-07: 13 %2023-08: 13 %2023-09: 13 %2023-10: 12.25 %2023-11: 11.5 %2023-12: 10.75 %2024-01: 10 %2024-02: 9 %2024-03: 8.25 %2024-04: 7.75 %2024-05: 7.25 %2024-06: 7 %2024-07: 6.75 %2024-08: 6.75 %2024-09: 6.5 %2024-10: 6.5 %2024-11: 6.5 %2024-12: 6.5 %2025-01: 6.5 %2025-02: 6.5 %2025-03: 6.5 %2025-04: 6.5 %2025-05: 6.5 %2025-06: 6.5 %2025-07: 6.5 %2025-08: 6.5 %2025-09: 6.5 %2025-10: 6.5 %2025-11: 6.5 %2025-12: 6.5 %2026-01: 6.5 %2026-02: 6.25 %2026-03: 6.25 %2026-04: 6.25 %2026-05: 6.25 %2026-06: 6.25 %2026-07: 5.75 %2026-08: 5.5 %2026-09: 5.5 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 477 values
Period%
2026-095.5
2026-085.5
2026-075.75
2026-066.25
2026-056.25
2026-046.25
2026-036.25
2026-026.25
2026-016.5
2025-126.5
2025-116.5
2025-106.5
2025-096.5
2025-086.5
2025-076.5
2025-066.5
2025-056.5
2025-046.5
2025-036.5
2025-026.5
2025-016.5
2024-126.5
2024-116.5
2024-106.5
2024-096.5
2024-086.75
2024-076.75
2024-067
2024-057.25
2024-047.75
2024-038.25
2024-029
2024-0110
2023-1210.75
2023-1111.5
2023-1012.25
2023-0913
2023-0813
2023-0713
2023-0613
2023-0513
2023-0413
2023-0313
2023-0213
2023-0113
2022-1213
2022-1113
2022-1013
2022-0913
2022-0811.75
2022-0710.75
2022-067.75
2022-055.4
2022-045.4
2022-034.4
2022-023.4
2022-012.9
2021-122.4
2021-112.1
2021-101.8
2021-091.65
2021-081.5
2021-071.2
2021-060.9
2021-050.6
2021-040.6
2021-030.6
2021-020.6
2021-010.6
2020-120.6
2020-110.6
2020-100.6
2020-090.6
2020-080.6
2020-070.6
2020-060.75
2020-050.9
2020-040.9
2020-030.9
2020-020.9
2020-010.9
2019-120.9
2019-110.9
2019-100.9
2019-090.9
2019-080.9
2019-070.9
2019-060.9
2019-050.9
2019-040.9
2019-030.9
2019-020.9
2019-010.9
2018-120.9
2018-110.9
2018-100.9
2018-090.9
2018-080.9
2018-070.9
2018-060.9
2018-050.9
2018-040.9
2018-030.9
2018-020.9
2018-010.9
2017-120.9
2017-110.9
2017-100.9
2017-090.9
2017-080.9
2017-070.9
2017-060.9
2017-050.9
2017-040.9
2017-030.9
2017-020.9
2017-010.9
2016-120.9
2016-110.9
2016-100.9
2016-090.9
2016-080.9
2016-070.9
2016-060.9
2016-050.9
2016-041.05
2016-031.2
2016-021.35
2016-011.35
2015-121.35
2015-111.35
2015-101.35
2015-091.35
2015-081.35
2015-071.35
2015-061.5
2015-051.65
2015-041.8
2015-031.95
2015-022.1
2015-012.1
2014-122.1
2014-112.1
2014-102.1
2014-092.1
2014-082.1
2014-072.1
2014-062.3
2014-052.4
2014-042.5
2014-032.6
2014-022.7
2014-012.85
2013-123
2013-113.2
2013-103.4
2013-093.6
2013-083.8
2013-074
2013-064.25
2013-054.5
2013-044.75
2013-035
2013-025.25
2013-015.5
2012-125.75
2012-116
2012-106.25
2012-096.5
2012-086.75
2012-077
2012-067
2012-057
2012-047
2012-037
2012-027
2012-017
2011-127
2011-116.5
2011-106
2011-096
2011-086
2011-076
2011-066
2011-056
2011-046
2011-036
2011-026
2011-016
2010-125.75
2010-115.5
2010-105.25
2010-095.25
2010-085.25
2010-075.25
2010-065.25
2010-055.25
2010-045.25
2010-035.5
2010-025.75
2010-016
2009-126.25
2009-116.5
2009-107
2009-097.5
2009-088
2009-078.5
2009-069.5
2009-059.5
2009-049.5
2009-039.5
2009-029.5
2009-019.5
2008-1210
2008-1111
2008-1011.5
2008-098.5
2008-088.5
2008-078.5
2008-068.5
2008-058.5
2008-048.25
2008-037.5
2008-027.5
2008-017.5
2007-127.5
2007-117.5
2007-107.5
2007-097.5
2007-087.75
2007-077.75
2007-067.75
2007-058
2007-048
2007-038
2007-028
2007-018
2006-128
2006-118
2006-108
2006-097.75
2006-087.25
2006-076.75
2006-066.25
2006-056
2006-046
2006-036
2006-026
2006-016
2005-126
2005-116
2005-106
2005-096
2005-086.25
2005-076.75
2005-067
2005-057.25
2005-047.5
2005-037.75
2005-028.25
2005-019
2004-129.5
2004-1110
2004-1010.5
2004-0911
2004-0811
2004-0711.5
2004-0611.5
2004-0511.5
2004-0412
2004-0312.25
2004-0212.5
2004-0112.5
2003-1212.5
2003-1112.5
2003-109.5
2003-099.5
2003-089.5
2003-079.5
2003-069.5
2003-056.5
2003-046.5
2003-036.5
2003-026.5
2003-016.5
2002-128.5
2002-119
2002-109.5
2002-099.5
2002-089.5
2002-079.5
2002-069
2002-059
2002-048.5
2002-038.5
2002-028.5
2002-019
2001-129.75
2001-1110.25
2001-1010.75
2001-0911
2001-0811.25
2001-0711.25
2001-0611
2001-0511
2001-0411
2001-0311
2001-0211
2001-0111
2000-1211
2000-1111
2000-1011
2000-0911
2000-0811
2000-0711
2000-0611
2000-0511
2000-0411
2000-0312
2000-0213
2000-0113
1999-1214.5
1999-1115
1999-1015.5
1999-0915.5
1999-0815.5
1999-0715.5
1999-0615.5
1999-0516
1999-0416
1999-0316
1999-0216
1999-0117
1998-1217
1998-1118
1998-1018
1998-0918
1998-0818
1998-0719
1998-0619
1998-0519.5
1998-0419.5
1998-0320
1998-0220
1998-0120.5
1997-1220.5
1997-1120.5
1997-1020.5
1997-0920.5
1997-0821
1997-0721
1997-0621.5
1997-0521.5
1997-0421.5
1997-0321.5
1997-0222.5
1997-0122.5
1996-1223
1996-1123
1996-1023
1996-0924.5
1996-0825.5
1996-0725.5
1996-0626
1996-0526
1996-0427
1996-0327
1996-0227
1996-0128
1995-1228
1995-1128
1995-1028
1995-0928
1995-0828
1995-0728
1995-0628
1995-0528
1995-0428
1995-0328
1995-0228
1995-0125
1994-1225
1994-1125
1994-1025
1994-0925
1994-0825
1994-0725
1994-0625
1994-0522
1994-0422
1994-0322
1994-0222
1994-0122
1993-1222
1993-1122
1993-1022
1993-0922
1993-0819
1993-0719
1993-0619
1993-0519
1993-0420
1993-0320
1993-0220
1993-0120
1992-1221
1992-1121
1992-1021
1992-0922
1992-0822
1992-0722
1992-0622
1992-0522
1992-0422
1992-0322
1992-0222
1992-0122
1991-1222
1991-1122
1991-1022
1991-0922
1991-0822
1991-0722
1991-0622
1991-0522
1991-0422
1991-0322
1991-0222
1991-0122
1990-1222
1990-1122
1990-1022
1990-0921
1990-0821
1990-0721
1990-0621
1990-0517
1990-0417
1990-0317
1990-0217
1990-0117
1989-1217
1989-1114
1989-1014
1989-0914
1989-0814
1989-0714
1989-0614
1989-0514
1989-0414
1989-0314
1989-0214
1989-0114
1988-1214
1988-1114
1988-1014
1988-0912
1988-0812
1988-0712
1988-0612
1988-0512
1988-0412
1988-0312
1988-0212
1988-0112
1987-1210.5
1987-1110.5
1987-1010.5
1987-0910.5
1987-0810.5
1987-0710.5
1987-0610.5
1987-0510.5
1987-0410.5
1987-0310.5
1987-0210.5
1987-0110.5

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

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What is the central bank policy rate in Hungary?

Central bank policy rate in Hungary was 5.5% in September 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 1 pts from September 2025. That is the 1st highest of 15 EU countries in December 1998.

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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 Hungary?

28% in February 1995, the highest value since January 1987 in this series.

More statistics for Hungary

All statistics for Hungary