United Kingdom — Short-term interest rate

percent · Annual · 1695–2026 · 332 observations

About this series

The short-term interest rate measures the yield or rate on a short-maturity money-market instrument. The instrument and tenor depend on the country series.

The short-term interest rate reading for the United Kingdom was 4.47% in 2025. The previous reading was 5.05% in 2024; the period change was −0.58 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 1.9%, the latest reading was above.

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  • Annual data, 1695–2026
  • Quarterly data, 1978–2026
  • Monthly data, 1925–2026
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Latest observations

2000–2026

PeriodValue
20263.64 %
20254.47 %
20245.05 %
20234.84 %
20221.88 %
15 earlier values
20210.09 %
20200.3 %
20190.81 %
20180.72 %
20170.36 %
20160.5 %
20150.57 %
20140.54 %
20130.51 %
20120.83 %
20110.87 %
20100.7 %
20091.21 %
20085.51 %
20076 %

Values before 2007, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.