Data / Central bank policy rate / Portugal

Central bank policy rate in Portugal

Central bank policy rate in Portugal was 3.25% in December 1998, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 2.75 pts from December 1997. That is the 9th highest of 15 EU countries in December 1998.

December 19983.25%
Change on December 1997-2.75 pts
Rank9th of 15EU countries ranked
Series high25August 1983
Series low2.5January 1949

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

CSVChart (SVG)

05101520251949-011956-031963-051970-071977-091984-111992-011998-121949-01: 2.5 %1949-02: 2.5 %1949-03: 2.5 %1949-04: 2.5 %1949-05: 2.5 %1949-06: 2.5 %1949-07: 2.5 %1949-08: 2.5 %1949-09: 2.5 %1949-10: 2.5 %1949-11: 2.5 %1949-12: 2.5 %1950-01: 2.5 %1950-02: 2.5 %1950-03: 2.5 %1950-04: 2.5 %1950-05: 2.5 %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: 2.5 %1951-11: 2.5 %1951-12: 2.5 %1952-01: 2.5 %1952-02: 2.5 %1952-03: 2.5 %1952-04: 2.5 %1952-05: 2.5 %1952-06: 2.5 %1952-07: 2.5 %1952-08: 2.5 %1952-09: 2.5 %1952-10: 2.5 %1952-11: 2.5 %1952-12: 2.5 %1953-01: 2.5 %1953-02: 2.5 %1953-03: 2.5 %1953-04: 2.5 %1953-05: 2.5 %1953-06: 2.5 %1953-07: 2.5 %1953-08: 2.5 %1953-09: 2.5 %1953-10: 2.5 %1953-11: 2.5 %1953-12: 2.5 %1954-01: 2.5 %1954-02: 2.5 %1954-03: 2.5 %1954-04: 2.5 %1954-05: 2.5 %1954-06: 2.5 %1954-07: 2.5 %1954-08: 2.5 %1954-09: 2.5 %1954-10: 2.5 %1954-11: 2.5 %1954-12: 2.5 %1955-01: 2.5 %1955-02: 2.5 %1955-03: 2.5 %1955-04: 2.5 %1955-05: 2.5 %1955-06: 2.5 %1955-07: 2.5 %1955-08: 2.5 %1955-09: 2.5 %1955-10: 2.5 %1955-11: 2.5 %1955-12: 2.5 %1956-01: 2.5 %1956-02: 2.5 %1956-03: 2.5 %1956-04: 2.5 %1956-05: 2.5 %1956-06: 2.5 %1956-07: 2.5 %1956-08: 2.5 %1956-09: 2.5 %1956-10: 2.5 %1956-11: 2.5 %1956-12: 2.5 %1957-01: 2.5 %1957-02: 2.5 %1957-03: 2.5 %1957-04: 2.5 %1957-05: 2.5 %1957-06: 2.5 %1957-07: 2.5 %1957-08: 2.5 %1957-09: 2.5 %1957-10: 2.5 %1957-11: 2.5 %1957-12: 2.5 %1958-01: 2.5 %1958-02: 2.5 %1958-03: 2.5 %1958-04: 2.5 %1958-05: 2.5 %1958-06: 2.5 %1958-07: 2.5 %1958-08: 2.5 %1958-09: 2.5 %1958-10: 2.5 %1958-11: 2.5 %1958-12: 2.5 %1959-01: 2.5 %1959-02: 2.5 %1959-03: 2.5 %1959-04: 2.5 %1959-05: 2.5 %1959-06: 2.5 %1959-07: 2.5 %1959-08: 2.5 %1959-09: 2.5 %1959-10: 2.5 %1959-11: 2.5 %1959-12: 2.5 %1960-01: 2.5 %1960-02: 2.5 %1960-03: 2.5 %1960-04: 2.5 %1960-05: 2.5 %1960-06: 2.5 %1960-07: 2.5 %1960-08: 2.5 %1960-09: 2.5 %1960-10: 2.5 %1960-11: 2.5 %1960-12: 2.5 %1961-01: 2.5 %1961-02: 2.5 %1961-03: 2.5 %1961-04: 2.5 %1961-05: 2.5 %1961-06: 2.5 %1961-07: 2.5 %1961-08: 2.5 %1961-09: 2.5 %1961-10: 2.5 %1961-11: 2.5 %1961-12: 2.5 %1962-01: 2.5 %1962-02: 2.5 %1962-03: 2.5 %1962-04: 2.5 %1962-05: 2.5 %1962-06: 2.5 %1962-07: 2.5 %1962-08: 2.5 %1962-09: 2.5 %1962-10: 2.5 %1962-11: 2.5 %1962-12: 2.5 %1963-01: 2.5 %1963-02: 2.5 %1963-03: 2.5 %1963-04: 2.5 %1963-05: 2.5 %1963-06: 2.5 %1963-07: 2.5 %1963-08: 2.5 %1963-09: 2.5 %1963-10: 2.5 %1963-11: 2.5 %1963-12: 2.5 %1964-01: 2.5 %1964-02: 2.5 %1964-03: 2.5 %1964-04: 2.5 %1964-05: 2.5 %1964-06: 2.5 %1964-07: 2.5 %1964-08: 2.5 %1964-09: 2.5 %1964-10: 2.5 %1964-11: 2.5 %1964-12: 2.5 %1965-01: 2.5 %1965-02: 2.5 %1965-03: 2.5 %1965-04: 2.5 %1965-05: 2.5 %1965-06: 2.5 %1965-07: 2.5 %1965-08: 3 %1965-09: 3 %1965-10: 3 %1965-11: 3 %1965-12: 3 %1966-01: 3 %1966-02: 3 %1966-03: 3 %1966-04: 3 %1966-05: 3 %1966-06: 3 %1966-07: 3 %1966-08: 3 %1966-09: 3 %1966-10: 3 %1966-11: 3 %1966-12: 3 %1967-01: 3 %1967-02: 3 %1967-03: 3 %1967-04: 3 %1967-05: 3 %1967-06: 3 %1967-07: 3 %1967-08: 3 %1967-09: 3 %1967-10: 3 %1967-11: 3 %1967-12: 3 %1968-01: 3 %1968-02: 3 %1968-03: 3 %1968-04: 3 %1968-05: 3 %1968-06: 3 %1968-07: 3 %1968-08: 3 %1968-09: 3 %1968-10: 3 %1968-11: 3 %1968-12: 3 %1969-01: 3 %1969-02: 3 %1969-03: 3 %1969-04: 3 %1969-05: 3 %1969-06: 3 %1969-07: 3 %1969-08: 3 %1969-09: 3 %1969-10: 3 %1969-11: 3 %1969-12: 3 %1970-01: 3 %1970-02: 3 %1970-03: 3 %1970-04: 3.5 %1970-05: 3.5 %1970-06: 3.5 %1970-07: 3.5 %1970-08: 3.5 %1970-09: 3.5 %1970-10: 3.5 %1970-11: 3.5 %1970-12: 3.5 %1971-01: 3.5 %1971-02: 3.75 %1971-03: 3.75 %1971-04: 3.75 %1971-05: 3.75 %1971-06: 3.75 %1971-07: 3.75 %1971-08: 3.75 %1971-09: 3.75 %1971-10: 3.75 %1971-11: 3.75 %1971-12: 3.75 %1972-01: 3.75 %1972-02: 3.75 %1972-03: 3.75 %1972-04: 3.75 %1972-05: 3.75 %1972-06: 3.75 %1972-07: 3.75 %1972-08: 3.75 %1972-09: 3.75 %1972-10: 3.75 %1972-11: 3.75 %1972-12: 4 %1973-01: 4 %1973-02: 4 %1973-03: 4 %1973-04: 4 %1973-05: 4 %1973-06: 4 %1973-07: 4 %1973-08: 4 %1973-09: 4 %1973-10: 4 %1973-11: 4 %1973-12: 5 %1974-01: 5 %1974-02: 5 %1974-03: 5 %1974-04: 5 %1974-05: 5 %1974-06: 5 %1974-07: 5 %1974-08: 5 %1974-09: 5 %1974-10: 5 %1974-11: 5 %1974-12: 7.5 %1975-01: 7.5 %1975-02: 7.5 %1975-03: 7.5 %1975-04: 7.5 %1975-05: 7.5 %1975-06: 7.5 %1975-07: 7.5 %1975-08: 7.5 %1975-09: 7.5 %1975-10: 7.5 %1975-11: 7.5 %1975-12: 6.5 %1976-01: 6.5 %1976-02: 6.5 %1976-03: 6.5 %1976-04: 6.5 %1976-05: 6.5 %1976-06: 6.5 %1976-07: 6.5 %1976-08: 6.5 %1976-09: 6.5 %1976-10: 6.5 %1976-11: 6.5 %1976-12: 6.5 %1977-01: 6.5 %1977-02: 6.5 %1977-03: 8 %1977-04: 8 %1977-05: 8 %1977-06: 8 %1977-07: 8 %1977-08: 13 %1977-09: 13 %1977-10: 13 %1977-11: 13 %1977-12: 13 %1978-01: 13 %1978-02: 13 %1978-03: 13 %1978-04: 13 %1978-05: 18 %1978-06: 18 %1978-07: 18 %1978-08: 18 %1978-09: 18 %1978-10: 18 %1978-11: 18 %1978-12: 18 %1979-01: 18 %1979-02: 18 %1979-03: 18 %1979-04: 18 %1979-05: 18 %1979-06: 18 %1979-07: 18 %1979-08: 18 %1979-09: 18 %1979-10: 18 %1979-11: 18 %1979-12: 18 %1980-01: 18 %1980-02: 18 %1980-03: 18 %1980-04: 18 %1980-05: 18 %1980-06: 18 %1980-07: 18 %1980-08: 18 %1980-09: 18 %1980-10: 18 %1980-11: 18 %1980-12: 18 %1981-01: 18 %1981-02: 18 %1981-03: 18 %1981-04: 18 %1981-05: 18 %1981-06: 18 %1981-07: 18 %1981-08: 18 %1981-09: 18 %1981-10: 18 %1981-11: 18 %1981-12: 18 %1982-01: 18 %1982-02: 18 %1982-03: 18 %1982-04: 19 %1982-05: 19 %1982-06: 19 %1982-07: 19 %1982-08: 19 %1982-09: 19 %1982-10: 19 %1982-11: 19 %1982-12: 19 %1983-01: 19 %1983-02: 19 %1983-03: 23 %1983-04: 23 %1983-05: 23 %1983-06: 23 %1983-07: 23 %1983-08: 25 %1983-09: 25 %1983-10: 25 %1983-11: 25 %1983-12: 25 %1984-01: 25 %1984-02: 25 %1984-03: 25 %1984-04: 25 %1984-05: 25 %1984-06: 25 %1984-07: 25 %1984-08: 25 %1984-09: 25 %1984-10: 25 %1984-11: 25 %1984-12: 25 %1985-01: 25 %1985-02: 25 %1985-03: 25 %1985-04: 25 %1985-05: 25 %1985-06: 25 %1985-07: 25 %1985-08: 23 %1985-09: 23 %1985-10: 23 %1985-11: 19 %1985-12: 19 %1986-01: 19 %1986-02: 19 %1986-03: 19 %1986-04: 17.5 %1986-05: 17.5 %1986-06: 16 %1986-07: 16 %1986-08: 16 %1986-09: 16 %1986-10: 16 %1986-11: 16 %1986-12: 16 %1987-01: 15.5 %1987-02: 15.5 %1987-03: 15 %1987-04: 15 %1987-05: 15 %1987-06: 15 %1987-07: 15 %1987-08: 15 %1987-09: 15 %1987-10: 14.5 %1987-11: 14.5 %1987-12: 14.5 %1988-01: 14.5 %1988-02: 14 %1988-03: 14 %1988-04: 14 %1988-05: 13.5 %1988-06: 13.5 %1988-07: 13.5 %1988-08: 13.5 %1988-09: 13.5 %1988-10: 13.5 %1988-11: 13.5 %1988-12: 13.5 %1989-01: 13.5 %1989-02: 13.5 %1989-03: 14.5 %1989-04: 14.5 %1989-05: 14.5 %1989-06: 14.5 %1989-07: 14.5 %1989-08: 14.5 %1989-09: 14.5 %1989-10: 14.5 %1989-11: 14.5 %1989-12: 14.5 %1990-01: 14.5 %1990-02: 14.5 %1990-03: 14.5 %1990-04: 14.5 %1990-05: 14.5 %1990-06: 14.5 %1990-07: 14.5 %1990-08: 14.5 %1990-09: 14.5 %1990-10: 14.5 %1990-11: 14.5 %1990-12: 14.5 %1991-01: 14.5 %1991-02: 14.5 %1991-03: 14.5 %1991-04: 14.5 %1991-05: 14.5 %1991-06: 14.5 %1991-07: 14.5 %1991-08: 14.5 %1991-09: 14.5 %1991-10: 14.5 %1991-11: 14.5 %1991-12: 14.5 %1992-01: 14.5 %1992-02: 14.5 %1992-03: 14.5 %1992-04: 14.5 %1992-05: 14.5 %1992-06: 14.5 %1992-07: 14.5 %1992-08: 14.5 %1992-09: 14.5 %1992-10: 14.5 %1992-11: 14.5 %1992-12: 14.5 %1993-01: 14.5 %1993-02: 14.5 %1993-03: 14.5 %1993-04: 14.5 %1993-05: 13.5 %1993-06: 13.5 %1993-07: 13.5 %1993-08: 13.5 %1993-09: 13.5 %1993-10: 13.5 %1993-11: 13 %1993-12: 13 %1994-01: 12 %1994-02: 12 %1994-03: 12 %1994-04: 12 %1994-05: 12 %1994-06: 12 %1994-07: 12 %1994-08: 12 %1994-09: 12 %1994-10: 10.5 %1994-11: 10.5 %1994-12: 10.5 %1995-01: 10.5 %1995-02: 10.5 %1995-03: 10.5 %1995-04: 10.5 %1995-05: 10.5 %1995-06: 10.5 %1995-07: 10.5 %1995-08: 9.5 %1995-09: 9.5 %1995-10: 9.5 %1995-11: 9.5 %1995-12: 9.5 %1996-01: 9.5 %1996-02: 8.75 %1996-03: 8.75 %1996-04: 8.25 %1996-05: 8.25 %1996-06: 8.25 %1996-07: 8.25 %1996-08: 8.25 %1996-09: 8.25 %1996-10: 8.25 %1996-11: 8.25 %1996-12: 7 %1997-01: 7 %1997-02: 7 %1997-03: 7 %1997-04: 7 %1997-05: 6 %1997-06: 6 %1997-07: 6 %1997-08: 6 %1997-09: 6 %1997-10: 6 %1997-11: 6 %1997-12: 6 %1998-01: 6 %1998-02: 5 %1998-03: 5 %1998-04: 5 %1998-05: 5 %1998-06: 5 %1998-07: 5 %1998-08: 5 %1998-09: 5 %1998-10: 5 %1998-11: 4.25 %1998-12: 3.25 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 600 values
Period%
1998-123.25
1998-114.25
1998-105
1998-095
1998-085
1998-075
1998-065
1998-055
1998-045
1998-035
1998-025
1998-016
1997-126
1997-116
1997-106
1997-096
1997-086
1997-076
1997-066
1997-056
1997-047
1997-037
1997-027
1997-017
1996-127
1996-118.25
1996-108.25
1996-098.25
1996-088.25
1996-078.25
1996-068.25
1996-058.25
1996-048.25
1996-038.75
1996-028.75
1996-019.5
1995-129.5
1995-119.5
1995-109.5
1995-099.5
1995-089.5
1995-0710.5
1995-0610.5
1995-0510.5
1995-0410.5
1995-0310.5
1995-0210.5
1995-0110.5
1994-1210.5
1994-1110.5
1994-1010.5
1994-0912
1994-0812
1994-0712
1994-0612
1994-0512
1994-0412
1994-0312
1994-0212
1994-0112
1993-1213
1993-1113
1993-1013.5
1993-0913.5
1993-0813.5
1993-0713.5
1993-0613.5
1993-0513.5
1993-0414.5
1993-0314.5
1993-0214.5
1993-0114.5
1992-1214.5
1992-1114.5
1992-1014.5
1992-0914.5
1992-0814.5
1992-0714.5
1992-0614.5
1992-0514.5
1992-0414.5
1992-0314.5
1992-0214.5
1992-0114.5
1991-1214.5
1991-1114.5
1991-1014.5
1991-0914.5
1991-0814.5
1991-0714.5
1991-0614.5
1991-0514.5
1991-0414.5
1991-0314.5
1991-0214.5
1991-0114.5
1990-1214.5
1990-1114.5
1990-1014.5
1990-0914.5
1990-0814.5
1990-0714.5
1990-0614.5
1990-0514.5
1990-0414.5
1990-0314.5
1990-0214.5
1990-0114.5
1989-1214.5
1989-1114.5
1989-1014.5
1989-0914.5
1989-0814.5
1989-0714.5
1989-0614.5
1989-0514.5
1989-0414.5
1989-0314.5
1989-0213.5
1989-0113.5
1988-1213.5
1988-1113.5
1988-1013.5
1988-0913.5
1988-0813.5
1988-0713.5
1988-0613.5
1988-0513.5
1988-0414
1988-0314
1988-0214
1988-0114.5
1987-1214.5
1987-1114.5
1987-1014.5
1987-0915
1987-0815
1987-0715
1987-0615
1987-0515
1987-0415
1987-0315
1987-0215.5
1987-0115.5
1986-1216
1986-1116
1986-1016
1986-0916
1986-0816
1986-0716
1986-0616
1986-0517.5
1986-0417.5
1986-0319
1986-0219
1986-0119
1985-1219
1985-1119
1985-1023
1985-0923
1985-0823
1985-0725
1985-0625
1985-0525
1985-0425
1985-0325
1985-0225
1985-0125
1984-1225
1984-1125
1984-1025
1984-0925
1984-0825
1984-0725
1984-0625
1984-0525
1984-0425
1984-0325
1984-0225
1984-0125
1983-1225
1983-1125
1983-1025
1983-0925
1983-0825
1983-0723
1983-0623
1983-0523
1983-0423
1983-0323
1983-0219
1983-0119
1982-1219
1982-1119
1982-1019
1982-0919
1982-0819
1982-0719
1982-0619
1982-0519
1982-0419
1982-0318
1982-0218
1982-0118
1981-1218
1981-1118
1981-1018
1981-0918
1981-0818
1981-0718
1981-0618
1981-0518
1981-0418
1981-0318
1981-0218
1981-0118
1980-1218
1980-1118
1980-1018
1980-0918
1980-0818
1980-0718
1980-0618
1980-0518
1980-0418
1980-0318
1980-0218
1980-0118
1979-1218
1979-1118
1979-1018
1979-0918
1979-0818
1979-0718
1979-0618
1979-0518
1979-0418
1979-0318
1979-0218
1979-0118
1978-1218
1978-1118
1978-1018
1978-0918
1978-0818
1978-0718
1978-0618
1978-0518
1978-0413
1978-0313
1978-0213
1978-0113
1977-1213
1977-1113
1977-1013
1977-0913
1977-0813
1977-078
1977-068
1977-058
1977-048
1977-038
1977-026.5
1977-016.5
1976-126.5
1976-116.5
1976-106.5
1976-096.5
1976-086.5
1976-076.5
1976-066.5
1976-056.5
1976-046.5
1976-036.5
1976-026.5
1976-016.5
1975-126.5
1975-117.5
1975-107.5
1975-097.5
1975-087.5
1975-077.5
1975-067.5
1975-057.5
1975-047.5
1975-037.5
1975-027.5
1975-017.5
1974-127.5
1974-115
1974-105
1974-095
1974-085
1974-075
1974-065
1974-055
1974-045
1974-035
1974-025
1974-015
1973-125
1973-114
1973-104
1973-094
1973-084
1973-074
1973-064
1973-054
1973-044
1973-034
1973-024
1973-014
1972-124
1972-113.75
1972-103.75
1972-093.75
1972-083.75
1972-073.75
1972-063.75
1972-053.75
1972-043.75
1972-033.75
1972-023.75
1972-013.75
1971-123.75
1971-113.75
1971-103.75
1971-093.75
1971-083.75
1971-073.75
1971-063.75
1971-053.75
1971-043.75
1971-033.75
1971-023.75
1971-013.5
1970-123.5
1970-113.5
1970-103.5
1970-093.5
1970-083.5
1970-073.5
1970-063.5
1970-053.5
1970-043.5
1970-033
1970-023
1970-013
1969-123
1969-113
1969-103
1969-093
1969-083
1969-073
1969-063
1969-053
1969-043
1969-033
1969-023
1969-013
1968-123
1968-113
1968-103
1968-093
1968-083
1968-073
1968-063
1968-053
1968-043
1968-033
1968-023
1968-013
1967-123
1967-113
1967-103
1967-093
1967-083
1967-073
1967-063
1967-053
1967-043
1967-033
1967-023
1967-013
1966-123
1966-113
1966-103
1966-093
1966-083
1966-073
1966-063
1966-053
1966-043
1966-033
1966-023
1966-013
1965-123
1965-113
1965-103
1965-093
1965-083
1965-072.5
1965-062.5
1965-052.5
1965-042.5
1965-032.5
1965-022.5
1965-012.5
1964-122.5
1964-112.5
1964-102.5
1964-092.5
1964-082.5
1964-072.5
1964-062.5
1964-052.5
1964-042.5
1964-032.5
1964-022.5
1964-012.5
1963-122.5
1963-112.5
1963-102.5
1963-092.5
1963-082.5
1963-072.5
1963-062.5
1963-052.5
1963-042.5
1963-032.5
1963-022.5
1963-012.5
1962-122.5
1962-112.5
1962-102.5
1962-092.5
1962-082.5
1962-072.5
1962-062.5
1962-052.5
1962-042.5
1962-032.5
1962-022.5
1962-012.5
1961-122.5
1961-112.5
1961-102.5
1961-092.5
1961-082.5
1961-072.5
1961-062.5
1961-052.5
1961-042.5
1961-032.5
1961-022.5
1961-012.5
1960-122.5
1960-112.5
1960-102.5
1960-092.5
1960-082.5
1960-072.5
1960-062.5
1960-052.5
1960-042.5
1960-032.5
1960-022.5
1960-012.5
1959-122.5
1959-112.5
1959-102.5
1959-092.5
1959-082.5
1959-072.5
1959-062.5
1959-052.5
1959-042.5
1959-032.5
1959-022.5
1959-012.5
1958-122.5
1958-112.5
1958-102.5
1958-092.5
1958-082.5
1958-072.5
1958-062.5
1958-052.5
1958-042.5
1958-032.5
1958-022.5
1958-012.5
1957-122.5
1957-112.5
1957-102.5
1957-092.5
1957-082.5
1957-072.5
1957-062.5
1957-052.5
1957-042.5
1957-032.5
1957-022.5
1957-012.5
1956-122.5
1956-112.5
1956-102.5
1956-092.5
1956-082.5
1956-072.5
1956-062.5
1956-052.5
1956-042.5
1956-032.5
1956-022.5
1956-012.5
1955-122.5
1955-112.5
1955-102.5
1955-092.5
1955-082.5
1955-072.5
1955-062.5
1955-052.5
1955-042.5
1955-032.5
1955-022.5
1955-012.5
1954-122.5
1954-112.5
1954-102.5
1954-092.5
1954-082.5
1954-072.5
1954-062.5
1954-052.5
1954-042.5
1954-032.5
1954-022.5
1954-012.5
1953-122.5
1953-112.5
1953-102.5
1953-092.5
1953-082.5
1953-072.5
1953-062.5
1953-052.5
1953-042.5
1953-032.5
1953-022.5
1953-012.5
1952-122.5
1952-112.5
1952-102.5
1952-092.5
1952-082.5
1952-072.5
1952-062.5
1952-052.5
1952-042.5
1952-032.5
1952-022.5
1952-012.5
1951-122.5
1951-112.5
1951-102.5
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
1950-052.5
1950-042.5
1950-032.5
1950-022.5
1950-012.5
1949-122.5
1949-112.5
1949-102.5
1949-092.5
1949-082.5
1949-072.5
1949-062.5
1949-052.5
1949-042.5
1949-032.5
1949-022.5
1949-012.5

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

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Questions

What is the central bank policy rate in Portugal?

Central bank policy rate in Portugal was 3.25% in December 1998, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 2.75 pts from December 1997. That is the 9th 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 Portugal?

25% in August 1983, the highest value since January 1949 in this series.

More statistics for Portugal

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