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.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1695–2026
- Quarterly data, 1978–2026
- Monthly data, 1925–2026
- All 6 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.64 % |
| 2025 | 4.47 % |
| 2024 | 5.05 % |
| 2023 | 4.84 % |
| 2022 | 1.88 % |
15 earlier values
| 2021 | 0.09 % |
| 2020 | 0.3 % |
| 2019 | 0.81 % |
| 2018 | 0.72 % |
| 2017 | 0.36 % |
| 2016 | 0.5 % |
| 2015 | 0.57 % |
| 2014 | 0.54 % |
| 2013 | 0.51 % |
| 2012 | 0.83 % |
| 2011 | 0.87 % |
| 2010 | 0.7 % |
| 2009 | 1.21 % |
| 2008 | 5.51 % |
| 2007 | 6 % |
Values before 2007, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.