Afghanistan — Central bank policy rate

percent · Quarterly · Q1 2015–Q1 2021 · 25 observations

About this series

The central bank policy rate is the interest rate used by the monetary authority to implement or signal its policy stance. The exact instrument depends on the country.

For Afghanistan, the central bank policy rate reading stood at 1% in Q1 2021. Against 0.81% in Q4 2020, the period change was +0.19 percentage points. Against 0.63% in Q1 2020, the year-on-year change was +0.37 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Q4 2018–Q1 2021

PeriodValue
Q1 20211 %
Q4 20200.81 %
Q3 20200.62 %
Q2 20200.63 %
Q1 20200.63 %
5 earlier values, back to Q4 2018
Q4 20190.5 %
Q3 20190.19 %
Q2 20190.16 %
Q1 20190.15 %
Q4 20180.15 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.