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Central bank policy rate in United States

Central bank policy rate in the United States was 3.75% in September 2026, according to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. That is down 0.47 pts from September 2025. That is the 23rd highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

September 20263.75%
Change on September 2025-0.47 pts
Rank23rd of 36Countries ranked
Series high19.1June 1981
Series low0.05April 2020

Central bank policy rate in United States, October 1976 to September 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

051015201976-101983-121991-021998-042005-062012-082019-102026-091976-10: 5.02 %1976-11: 4.95 %1976-12: 4.65 %1977-01: 4.61 %1977-02: 4.68 %1977-03: 4.69 %1977-04: 4.73 %1977-05: 5.35 %1977-06: 5.39 %1977-07: 5.42 %1977-08: 5.9 %1977-09: 6.14 %1977-10: 6.47 %1977-11: 6.51 %1977-12: 6.56 %1978-01: 6.7 %1978-02: 6.78 %1978-03: 6.79 %1978-04: 6.89 %1978-05: 7.36 %1978-06: 7.6 %1978-07: 7.81 %1978-08: 8.04 %1978-09: 8.45 %1978-10: 8.96 %1978-11: 9.76 %1978-12: 10.03 %1979-01: 10.07 %1979-02: 10.06 %1979-03: 10.09 %1979-04: 10.01 %1979-05: 10.24 %1979-06: 10.29 %1979-07: 10.47 %1979-08: 10.94 %1979-09: 11.43 %1979-10: 13.77 %1979-11: 13.18 %1979-12: 13.78 %1980-01: 13.82 %1980-02: 14.13 %1980-03: 17.19 %1980-04: 17.61 %1980-05: 10.98 %1980-06: 9.47 %1980-07: 9.03 %1980-08: 9.61 %1980-09: 10.87 %1980-10: 12.81 %1980-11: 15.85 %1980-12: 18.9 %1981-01: 19.08 %1981-02: 15.93 %1981-03: 14.7 %1981-04: 15.72 %1981-05: 18.52 %1981-06: 19.1 %1981-07: 19.04 %1981-08: 17.82 %1981-09: 15.87 %1981-10: 15.08 %1981-11: 13.31 %1981-12: 12.37 %1982-01: 13.22 %1982-02: 14.78 %1982-03: 14.68 %1982-04: 14.94 %1982-05: 14.45 %1982-06: 14.15 %1982-07: 12.59 %1982-08: 10.12 %1982-09: 10.31 %1982-10: 9.71 %1982-11: 9.2 %1982-12: 8.95 %1983-01: 8.68 %1983-02: 8.51 %1983-03: 8.77 %1983-04: 8.8 %1983-05: 8.63 %1983-06: 8.98 %1983-07: 9.37 %1983-08: 9.56 %1983-09: 9.45 %1983-10: 9.48 %1983-11: 9.34 %1983-12: 9.47 %1984-01: 9.56 %1984-02: 9.59 %1984-03: 9.91 %1984-04: 10.29 %1984-05: 10.32 %1984-06: 11.06 %1984-07: 11.23 %1984-08: 11.64 %1984-09: 11.3 %1984-10: 9.99 %1984-11: 9.43 %1984-12: 8.38 %1985-01: 8.35 %1985-02: 8.5 %1985-03: 8.58 %1985-04: 8.27 %1985-05: 7.97 %1985-06: 7.53 %1985-07: 7.88 %1985-08: 7.9 %1985-09: 7.92 %1985-10: 7.99 %1985-11: 8.05 %1985-12: 8.27 %1986-01: 8.14 %1986-02: 7.86 %1986-03: 7.48 %1986-04: 6.99 %1986-05: 6.85 %1986-06: 6.92 %1986-07: 6.56 %1986-08: 6.17 %1986-09: 5.89 %1986-10: 5.85 %1986-11: 6.04 %1986-12: 6.91 %1987-01: 6.43 %1987-02: 6.1 %1987-03: 6.13 %1987-04: 6.37 %1987-05: 6.85 %1987-06: 6.73 %1987-07: 6.58 %1987-08: 6.73 %1987-09: 7.22 %1987-10: 7.29 %1987-11: 6.69 %1987-12: 6.77 %1988-01: 6.83 %1988-02: 6.58 %1988-03: 6.58 %1988-04: 6.87 %1988-05: 7.09 %1988-06: 7.51 %1988-07: 7.75 %1988-08: 8.01 %1988-09: 8.19 %1988-10: 8.3 %1988-11: 8.35 %1988-12: 8.76 %1989-01: 9.12 %1989-02: 9.36 %1989-03: 9.85 %1989-04: 9.84 %1989-05: 9.81 %1989-06: 9.53 %1989-07: 9.24 %1989-08: 8.99 %1989-09: 9.02 %1989-10: 8.84 %1989-11: 8.55 %1989-12: 8.45 %1990-01: 8.23 %1990-02: 8.24 %1990-03: 8.28 %1990-04: 8.26 %1990-05: 8.18 %1990-06: 8.29 %1990-07: 8.15 %1990-08: 8.13 %1990-09: 8.2 %1990-10: 8.11 %1990-11: 7.81 %1990-12: 7.31 %1991-01: 6.91 %1991-02: 6.25 %1991-03: 6.12 %1991-04: 5.91 %1991-05: 5.78 %1991-06: 5.9 %1991-07: 5.82 %1991-08: 5.66 %1991-09: 5.45 %1991-10: 5.21 %1991-11: 4.81 %1991-12: 4.43 %1992-01: 4.03 %1992-02: 4.06 %1992-03: 3.98 %1992-04: 3.73 %1992-05: 3.82 %1992-06: 3.76 %1992-07: 3.25 %1992-08: 3.3 %1992-09: 3.22 %1992-10: 3.1 %1992-11: 3.09 %1992-12: 2.92 %1993-01: 3.02 %1993-02: 3.03 %1993-03: 3.07 %1993-04: 2.96 %1993-05: 3 %1993-06: 3.04 %1993-07: 3.06 %1993-08: 3.03 %1993-09: 3.09 %1993-10: 2.99 %1993-11: 3.02 %1993-12: 2.96 %1994-01: 3.05 %1994-02: 3.25 %1994-03: 3.34 %1994-04: 3.56 %1994-05: 4.01 %1994-06: 4.25 %1994-07: 4.26 %1994-08: 4.47 %1994-09: 4.73 %1994-10: 4.76 %1994-11: 5.29 %1994-12: 5.45 %1995-01: 5.53 %1995-02: 5.92 %1995-03: 5.98 %1995-04: 6.05 %1995-05: 6.01 %1995-06: 6 %1995-07: 5.85 %1995-08: 5.74 %1995-09: 5.8 %1995-10: 5.76 %1995-11: 5.8 %1995-12: 5.6 %1996-01: 5.56 %1996-02: 5.22 %1996-03: 5.31 %1996-04: 5.22 %1996-05: 5.24 %1996-06: 5.27 %1996-07: 5.4 %1996-08: 5.22 %1996-09: 5.3 %1996-10: 5.24 %1996-11: 5.31 %1996-12: 5.29 %1997-01: 5.25 %1997-02: 5.19 %1997-03: 5.39 %1997-04: 5.51 %1997-05: 5.5 %1997-06: 5.56 %1997-07: 5.52 %1997-08: 5.54 %1997-09: 5.54 %1997-10: 5.5 %1997-11: 5.52 %1997-12: 5.5 %1998-01: 5.56 %1998-02: 5.51 %1998-03: 5.49 %1998-04: 5.45 %1998-05: 5.49 %1998-06: 5.56 %1998-07: 5.54 %1998-08: 5.55 %1998-09: 5.51 %1998-10: 5.07 %1998-11: 4.83 %1998-12: 4.68 %1999-01: 4.63 %1999-02: 4.76 %1999-03: 4.81 %1999-04: 4.74 %1999-05: 4.74 %1999-06: 4.76 %1999-07: 4.99 %1999-08: 5.07 %1999-09: 5.22 %1999-10: 5.2 %1999-11: 5.42 %1999-12: 5.3 %2000-01: 5.45 %2000-02: 5.73 %2000-03: 5.85 %2000-04: 6.02 %2000-05: 6.27 %2000-06: 6.53 %2000-07: 6.54 %2000-08: 6.5 %2000-09: 6.52 %2000-10: 6.51 %2000-11: 6.51 %2000-12: 6.4 %2001-01: 5.98 %2001-02: 5.49 %2001-03: 5.31 %2001-04: 4.8 %2001-05: 4.21 %2001-06: 3.97 %2001-07: 3.77 %2001-08: 3.65 %2001-09: 3.07 %2001-10: 2.49 %2001-11: 2.09 %2001-12: 1.82 %2002-01: 1.73 %2002-02: 1.74 %2002-03: 1.73 %2002-04: 1.75 %2002-05: 1.75 %2002-06: 1.75 %2002-07: 1.73 %2002-08: 1.74 %2002-09: 1.75 %2002-10: 1.75 %2002-11: 1.34 %2002-12: 1.24 %2003-01: 1.24 %2003-02: 1.26 %2003-03: 1.25 %2003-04: 1.26 %2003-05: 1.26 %2003-06: 1.22 %2003-07: 1.01 %2003-08: 1.03 %2003-09: 1.01 %2003-10: 1.01 %2003-11: 1 %2003-12: 0.98 %2004-01: 1 %2004-02: 1.01 %2004-03: 1 %2004-04: 1 %2004-05: 1 %2004-06: 1.03 %2004-07: 1.26 %2004-08: 1.43 %2004-09: 1.61 %2004-10: 1.76 %2004-11: 1.93 %2004-12: 2.16 %2005-01: 2.28 %2005-02: 2.5 %2005-03: 2.63 %2005-04: 2.79 %2005-05: 3 %2005-06: 3.04 %2005-07: 3.26 %2005-08: 3.5 %2005-09: 3.62 %2005-10: 3.78 %2005-11: 4 %2005-12: 4.16 %2006-01: 4.29 %2006-02: 4.49 %2006-03: 4.59 %2006-04: 4.79 %2006-05: 4.94 %2006-06: 4.99 %2006-07: 5.24 %2006-08: 5.25 %2006-09: 5.25 %2006-10: 5.25 %2006-11: 5.25 %2006-12: 5.24 %2007-01: 5.25 %2007-02: 5.26 %2007-03: 5.26 %2007-04: 5.25 %2007-05: 5.25 %2007-06: 5.25 %2007-07: 5.26 %2007-08: 5.02 %2007-09: 4.94 %2007-10: 4.76 %2007-11: 4.49 %2007-12: 4.24 %2008-01: 3.94 %2008-02: 2.98 %2008-03: 2.61 %2008-04: 2.28 %2008-05: 1.98 %2008-06: 2 %2008-07: 2.01 %2008-08: 2 %2008-09: 1.81 %2008-10: 0.97 %2008-11: 0.39 %2008-12: 0.16 %2009-01: 0.15 %2009-02: 0.22 %2009-03: 0.18 %2009-04: 0.15 %2009-05: 0.18 %2009-06: 0.21 %2009-07: 0.16 %2009-08: 0.16 %2009-09: 0.15 %2009-10: 0.12 %2009-11: 0.12 %2009-12: 0.12 %2010-01: 0.11 %2010-02: 0.13 %2010-03: 0.16 %2010-04: 0.2 %2010-05: 0.2 %2010-06: 0.18 %2010-07: 0.18 %2010-08: 0.19 %2010-09: 0.19 %2010-10: 0.19 %2010-11: 0.19 %2010-12: 0.18 %2011-01: 0.17 %2011-02: 0.16 %2011-03: 0.14 %2011-04: 0.1 %2011-05: 0.09 %2011-06: 0.09 %2011-07: 0.07 %2011-08: 0.1 %2011-09: 0.08 %2011-10: 0.07 %2011-11: 0.08 %2011-12: 0.07 %2012-01: 0.08 %2012-02: 0.1 %2012-03: 0.13 %2012-04: 0.14 %2012-05: 0.16 %2012-06: 0.16 %2012-07: 0.16 %2012-08: 0.13 %2012-09: 0.14 %2012-10: 0.16 %2012-11: 0.16 %2012-12: 0.16 %2013-01: 0.14 %2013-02: 0.15 %2013-03: 0.14 %2013-04: 0.15 %2013-05: 0.11 %2013-06: 0.09 %2013-07: 0.09 %2013-08: 0.08 %2013-09: 0.08 %2013-10: 0.09 %2013-11: 0.08 %2013-12: 0.09 %2014-01: 0.07 %2014-02: 0.07 %2014-03: 0.08 %2014-04: 0.09 %2014-05: 0.09 %2014-06: 0.1 %2014-07: 0.09 %2014-08: 0.09 %2014-09: 0.09 %2014-10: 0.09 %2014-11: 0.09 %2014-12: 0.12 %2015-01: 0.11 %2015-02: 0.11 %2015-03: 0.11 %2015-04: 0.12 %2015-05: 0.12 %2015-06: 0.13 %2015-07: 0.13 %2015-08: 0.14 %2015-09: 0.14 %2015-10: 0.12 %2015-11: 0.12 %2015-12: 0.24 %2016-01: 0.34 %2016-02: 0.38 %2016-03: 0.36 %2016-04: 0.37 %2016-05: 0.37 %2016-06: 0.38 %2016-07: 0.39 %2016-08: 0.4 %2016-09: 0.4 %2016-10: 0.4 %2016-11: 0.41 %2016-12: 0.54 %2017-01: 0.65 %2017-02: 0.66 %2017-03: 0.79 %2017-04: 0.9 %2017-05: 0.91 %2017-06: 1.04 %2017-07: 1.15 %2017-08: 1.16 %2017-09: 1.15 %2017-10: 1.15 %2017-11: 1.16 %2017-12: 1.3 %2018-01: 1.41 %2018-02: 1.42 %2018-03: 1.51 %2018-04: 1.69 %2018-05: 1.7 %2018-06: 1.82 %2018-07: 1.91 %2018-08: 1.91 %2018-09: 1.95 %2018-10: 2.19 %2018-11: 2.2 %2018-12: 2.27 %2019-01: 2.4 %2019-02: 2.4 %2019-03: 2.41 %2019-04: 2.42 %2019-05: 2.39 %2019-06: 2.38 %2019-07: 2.4 %2019-08: 2.13 %2019-09: 2.04 %2019-10: 1.83 %2019-11: 1.55 %2019-12: 1.55 %2020-01: 1.55 %2020-02: 1.58 %2020-03: 0.65 %2020-04: 0.05 %2020-05: 0.05 %2020-06: 0.08 %2020-07: 0.09 %2020-08: 0.1 %2020-09: 0.09 %2020-10: 0.09 %2020-11: 0.09 %2020-12: 0.09 %2021-01: 0.09 %2021-02: 0.08 %2021-03: 0.07 %2021-04: 0.07 %2021-05: 0.06 %2021-06: 0.08 %2021-07: 0.1 %2021-08: 0.09 %2021-09: 0.08 %2021-10: 0.08 %2021-11: 0.08 %2021-12: 0.08 %2022-01: 0.08 %2022-02: 0.08 %2022-03: 0.2 %2022-04: 0.33 %2022-05: 0.77 %2022-06: 1.21 %2022-07: 1.68 %2022-08: 2.33 %2022-09: 2.56 %2022-10: 3.08 %2022-11: 3.78 %2022-12: 4.1 %2023-01: 4.33 %2023-02: 4.57 %2023-03: 4.65 %2023-04: 4.83 %2023-05: 5.06 %2023-06: 5.08 %2023-07: 5.12 %2023-08: 5.33 %2023-09: 5.33 %2023-10: 5.33 %2023-11: 5.33 %2023-12: 5.33 %2024-01: 5.33 %2024-02: 5.33 %2024-03: 5.33 %2024-04: 5.33 %2024-05: 5.33 %2024-06: 5.33 %2024-07: 5.33 %2024-08: 5.33 %2024-09: 5.13 %2024-10: 4.83 %2024-11: 4.64 %2024-12: 4.48 %2025-01: 4.33 %2025-02: 4.33 %2025-03: 4.33 %2025-04: 4.33 %2025-05: 4.33 %2025-06: 4.33 %2025-07: 4.33 %2025-08: 4.33 %2025-09: 4.22 %2025-10: 4.09 %2025-11: 3.88 %2025-12: 3.72 %2026-01: 3.64 %2026-02: 3.64 %2026-03: 3.64 %2026-04: 3.64 %2026-05: 3.63 %2026-06: 3.63 %2026-07: 3.63 %2026-08: 3.63 %2026-09: 3.75 %
%. Source: Federal Reserve Board. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 600 values
Period%
2026-093.75
2026-083.63
2026-073.63
2026-063.63
2026-053.63
2026-043.64
2026-033.64
2026-023.64
2026-013.64
2025-123.72
2025-113.88
2025-104.09
2025-094.22
2025-084.33
2025-074.33
2025-064.33
2025-054.33
2025-044.33
2025-034.33
2025-024.33
2025-014.33
2024-124.48
2024-114.64
2024-104.83
2024-095.13
2024-085.33
2024-075.33
2024-065.33
2024-055.33
2024-045.33
2024-035.33
2024-025.33
2024-015.33
2023-125.33
2023-115.33
2023-105.33
2023-095.33
2023-085.33
2023-075.12
2023-065.08
2023-055.06
2023-044.83
2023-034.65
2023-024.57
2023-014.33
2022-124.1
2022-113.78
2022-103.08
2022-092.56
2022-082.33
2022-071.68
2022-061.21
2022-050.77
2022-040.33
2022-030.2
2022-020.08
2022-010.08
2021-120.08
2021-110.08
2021-100.08
2021-090.08
2021-080.09
2021-070.1
2021-060.08
2021-050.06
2021-040.07
2021-030.07
2021-020.08
2021-010.09
2020-120.09
2020-110.09
2020-100.09
2020-090.09
2020-080.1
2020-070.09
2020-060.08
2020-050.05
2020-040.05
2020-030.65
2020-021.58
2020-011.55
2019-121.55
2019-111.55
2019-101.83
2019-092.04
2019-082.13
2019-072.4
2019-062.38
2019-052.39
2019-042.42
2019-032.41
2019-022.4
2019-012.4
2018-122.27
2018-112.2
2018-102.19
2018-091.95
2018-081.91
2018-071.91
2018-061.82
2018-051.7
2018-041.69
2018-031.51
2018-021.42
2018-011.41
2017-121.3
2017-111.16
2017-101.15
2017-091.15
2017-081.16
2017-071.15
2017-061.04
2017-050.91
2017-040.9
2017-030.79
2017-020.66
2017-010.65
2016-120.54
2016-110.41
2016-100.4
2016-090.4
2016-080.4
2016-070.39
2016-060.38
2016-050.37
2016-040.37
2016-030.36
2016-020.38
2016-010.34
2015-120.24
2015-110.12
2015-100.12
2015-090.14
2015-080.14
2015-070.13
2015-060.13
2015-050.12
2015-040.12
2015-030.11
2015-020.11
2015-010.11
2014-120.12
2014-110.09
2014-100.09
2014-090.09
2014-080.09
2014-070.09
2014-060.1
2014-050.09
2014-040.09
2014-030.08
2014-020.07
2014-010.07
2013-120.09
2013-110.08
2013-100.09
2013-090.08
2013-080.08
2013-070.09
2013-060.09
2013-050.11
2013-040.15
2013-030.14
2013-020.15
2013-010.14
2012-120.16
2012-110.16
2012-100.16
2012-090.14
2012-080.13
2012-070.16
2012-060.16
2012-050.16
2012-040.14
2012-030.13
2012-020.1
2012-010.08
2011-120.07
2011-110.08
2011-100.07
2011-090.08
2011-080.1
2011-070.07
2011-060.09
2011-050.09
2011-040.1
2011-030.14
2011-020.16
2011-010.17
2010-120.18
2010-110.19
2010-100.19
2010-090.19
2010-080.19
2010-070.18
2010-060.18
2010-050.2
2010-040.2
2010-030.16
2010-020.13
2010-010.11
2009-120.12
2009-110.12
2009-100.12
2009-090.15
2009-080.16
2009-070.16
2009-060.21
2009-050.18
2009-040.15
2009-030.18
2009-020.22
2009-010.15
2008-120.16
2008-110.39
2008-100.97
2008-091.81
2008-082
2008-072.01
2008-062
2008-051.98
2008-042.28
2008-032.61
2008-022.98
2008-013.94
2007-124.24
2007-114.49
2007-104.76
2007-094.94
2007-085.02
2007-075.26
2007-065.25
2007-055.25
2007-045.25
2007-035.26
2007-025.26
2007-015.25
2006-125.24
2006-115.25
2006-105.25
2006-095.25
2006-085.25
2006-075.24
2006-064.99
2006-054.94
2006-044.79
2006-034.59
2006-024.49
2006-014.29
2005-124.16
2005-114
2005-103.78
2005-093.62
2005-083.5
2005-073.26
2005-063.04
2005-053
2005-042.79
2005-032.63
2005-022.5
2005-012.28
2004-122.16
2004-111.93
2004-101.76
2004-091.61
2004-081.43
2004-071.26
2004-061.03
2004-051
2004-041
2004-031
2004-021.01
2004-011
2003-120.98
2003-111
2003-101.01
2003-091.01
2003-081.03
2003-071.01
2003-061.22
2003-051.26
2003-041.26
2003-031.25
2003-021.26
2003-011.24
2002-121.24
2002-111.34
2002-101.75
2002-091.75
2002-081.74
2002-071.73
2002-061.75
2002-051.75
2002-041.75
2002-031.73
2002-021.74
2002-011.73
2001-121.82
2001-112.09
2001-102.49
2001-093.07
2001-083.65
2001-073.77
2001-063.97
2001-054.21
2001-044.8
2001-035.31
2001-025.49
2001-015.98
2000-126.4
2000-116.51
2000-106.51
2000-096.52
2000-086.5
2000-076.54
2000-066.53
2000-056.27
2000-046.02
2000-035.85
2000-025.73
2000-015.45
1999-125.3
1999-115.42
1999-105.2
1999-095.22
1999-085.07
1999-074.99
1999-064.76
1999-054.74
1999-044.74
1999-034.81
1999-024.76
1999-014.63
1998-124.68
1998-114.83
1998-105.07
1998-095.51
1998-085.55
1998-075.54
1998-065.56
1998-055.49
1998-045.45
1998-035.49
1998-025.51
1998-015.56
1997-125.5
1997-115.52
1997-105.5
1997-095.54
1997-085.54
1997-075.52
1997-065.56
1997-055.5
1997-045.51
1997-035.39
1997-025.19
1997-015.25
1996-125.29
1996-115.31
1996-105.24
1996-095.3
1996-085.22
1996-075.4
1996-065.27
1996-055.24
1996-045.22
1996-035.31
1996-025.22
1996-015.56
1995-125.6
1995-115.8
1995-105.76
1995-095.8
1995-085.74
1995-075.85
1995-066
1995-056.01
1995-046.05
1995-035.98
1995-025.92
1995-015.53
1994-125.45
1994-115.29
1994-104.76
1994-094.73
1994-084.47
1994-074.26
1994-064.25
1994-054.01
1994-043.56
1994-033.34
1994-023.25
1994-013.05
1993-122.96
1993-113.02
1993-102.99
1993-093.09
1993-083.03
1993-073.06
1993-063.04
1993-053
1993-042.96
1993-033.07
1993-023.03
1993-013.02
1992-122.92
1992-113.09
1992-103.1
1992-093.22
1992-083.3
1992-073.25
1992-063.76
1992-053.82
1992-043.73
1992-033.98
1992-024.06
1992-014.03
1991-124.43
1991-114.81
1991-105.21
1991-095.45
1991-085.66
1991-075.82
1991-065.9
1991-055.78
1991-045.91
1991-036.12
1991-026.25
1991-016.91
1990-127.31
1990-117.81
1990-108.11
1990-098.2
1990-088.13
1990-078.15
1990-068.29
1990-058.18
1990-048.26
1990-038.28
1990-028.24
1990-018.23
1989-128.45
1989-118.55
1989-108.84
1989-099.02
1989-088.99
1989-079.24
1989-069.53
1989-059.81
1989-049.84
1989-039.85
1989-029.36
1989-019.12
1988-128.76
1988-118.35
1988-108.3
1988-098.19
1988-088.01
1988-077.75
1988-067.51
1988-057.09
1988-046.87
1988-036.58
1988-026.58
1988-016.83
1987-126.77
1987-116.69
1987-107.29
1987-097.22
1987-086.73
1987-076.58
1987-066.73
1987-056.85
1987-046.37
1987-036.13
1987-026.1
1987-016.43
1986-126.91
1986-116.04
1986-105.85
1986-095.89
1986-086.17
1986-076.56
1986-066.92
1986-056.85
1986-046.99
1986-037.48
1986-027.86
1986-018.14
1985-128.27
1985-118.05
1985-107.99
1985-097.92
1985-087.9
1985-077.88
1985-067.53
1985-057.97
1985-048.27
1985-038.58
1985-028.5
1985-018.35
1984-128.38
1984-119.43
1984-109.99
1984-0911.3
1984-0811.64
1984-0711.23
1984-0611.06
1984-0510.32
1984-0410.29
1984-039.91
1984-029.59
1984-019.56
1983-129.47
1983-119.34
1983-109.48
1983-099.45
1983-089.56
1983-079.37
1983-068.98
1983-058.63
1983-048.8
1983-038.77
1983-028.51
1983-018.68
1982-128.95
1982-119.2
1982-109.71
1982-0910.31
1982-0810.12
1982-0712.59
1982-0614.15
1982-0514.45
1982-0414.94
1982-0314.68
1982-0214.78
1982-0113.22
1981-1212.37
1981-1113.31
1981-1015.08
1981-0915.87
1981-0817.82
1981-0719.04
1981-0619.1
1981-0518.52
1981-0415.72
1981-0314.7
1981-0215.93
1981-0119.08
1980-1218.9
1980-1115.85
1980-1012.81
1980-0910.87
1980-089.61
1980-079.03
1980-069.47
1980-0510.98
1980-0417.61
1980-0317.19
1980-0214.13
1980-0113.82
1979-1213.78
1979-1113.18
1979-1013.77
1979-0911.43
1979-0810.94
1979-0710.47
1979-0610.29
1979-0510.24
1979-0410.01
1979-0310.09
1979-0210.06
1979-0110.07
1978-1210.03
1978-119.76
1978-108.96
1978-098.45
1978-088.04
1978-077.81
1978-067.6
1978-057.36
1978-046.89
1978-036.79
1978-026.78
1978-016.7
1977-126.56
1977-116.51
1977-106.47
1977-096.14
1977-085.9
1977-075.42
1977-065.39
1977-055.35
1977-044.73
1977-034.69
1977-024.68
1977-014.61
1976-124.65
1976-114.95
1976-105.02

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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

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. H.15 Selected Interest Rates: federal funds effective rate, monthly average (RIFSPFF_N.M). https://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Output.aspx?rel=H15&series=d7e27b7b09a3a7feae95b9c61781fcd8&lastobs=&from=&to=&filetype=csv&label=include&layout=seriescolumn&type=package. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

What is the central bank policy rate in United States?

Central bank policy rate in the United States was 3.75% in September 2026, according to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. That is down 0.47 pts from September 2025. That is the 23rd highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. H.15 Selected Interest Rates: federal funds effective rate, monthly average (RIFSPFF_N.M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest central bank policy rate in United States?

19.1% in June 1981, the highest value since October 1976 in this series.

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