The Bank of England’s interest rate, known as the Bank Rate, is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks.
It serves as one of the primary tools for monetary policy, influencing economic activity across the UK. Changes to the Bank Rate affect borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, impacting everything from mortgages to credit card rates.
Percentage of Bank of England’s bank rate
Date Changed | Rate |
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01 Aug 24 | 5.00 |
03 Aug 23 | 5.25 |
22 Jun 23 | 5.00 |
11 May 23 | 4.50 |
23 Mar 23 | 4.25 |
02 Feb 23 | 4.00 |
15 Dec 22 | 3.50 |
03 Nov 22 | 3.00 |
22 Sep 22 | 2.25 |
04 Aug 22 | 1.75 |
16 Jun 22 | 1.25 |
05 May 22 | 1.00 |
17 Mar 22 | 0.75 |
03 Feb 22 | 0.50 |
16 Dec 21 | 0.25 |
19 Mar 20 | 0.10 |
11 Mar 20 | 0.25 |
02 Aug 18 | 0.75 |
02 Nov 17 | 0.50 |
04 Aug 16 | 0.25 |
05 Mar 09 | 0.50 |
05 Feb 09 | 1.00 |
08 Jan 09 | 1.50 |
04 Dec 08 | 2.00 |
06 Nov 08 | 3.00 |
08 Oct 08 | 4.50 |
10 Apr 08 | 5.00 |
07 Feb 08 | 5.25 |
06 Dec 07 | 5.50 |
05 Jul 07 | 5.75 |
10 May 07 | 5.50 |
11 Jan 07 | 5.25 |
09 Nov 06 | 5.00 |
03 Aug 06 | 4.75 |
04 Aug 05 | 4.50 |
05 Aug 04 | 4.75 |
10 Jun 04 | 4.50 |
06 May 04 | 4.25 |
05 Feb 04 | 4.00 |
06 Nov 03 | 3.75 |
10 Jul 03 | 3.50 |
06 Feb 03 | 3.75 |
08 Nov 01 | 4.00 |
04 Oct 01 | 4.50 |
18 Sep 01 | 4.75 |
02 Aug 01 | 5.00 |
10 May 01 | 5.25 |
05 Apr 01 | 5.50 |
08 Feb 01 | 5.75 |
10 Feb 00 | 6.00 |
13 Jan 00 | 5.75 |
04 Nov 99 | 5.50 |
08 Sep 99 | 5.25 |
10 Jun 99 | 5.00 |
08 Apr 99 | 5.25 |
04 Feb 99 | 5.50 |
07 Jan 99 | 6.00 |
10 Dec 98 | 6.25 |
05 Nov 98 | 6.75 |
08 Oct 98 | 7.25 |
04 Jun 98 | 7.50 |
06 Nov 97 | 7.25 |
07 Aug 97 | 7.00 |
10 Jul 97 | 6.75 |
06 Jun 97 | 6.50 |
06 May 97 | 6.25 |
30 Oct 96 | 5.94 |
06 Jun 96 | 5.69 |
08 Mar 96 | 5.94 |
18 Jan 96 | 6.13 |
13 Dec 95 | 6.38 |
02 Feb 95 | 6.63 |
07 Dec 94 | 6.13 |
12 Sep 94 | 5.63 |
08 Feb 94 | 5.13 |
23 Nov 93 | 5.38 |
26 Jan 93 | 5.88 |
13 Nov 92 | 6.88 |
16 Oct 92 | 7.88 |
22 Sep 92 | 8.88 |
05 May 92 | 9.88 |
04 Sep 91 | 10.38 |
12 Jul 91 | 10.88 |
24 May 91 | 11.38 |
12 Apr 91 | 11.88 |
22 Mar 91 | 12.38 |
27 Feb 91 | 12.88 |
13 Feb 91 | 13.38 |
08 Oct 90 | 13.88 |
06 Oct 89 | 14.88 |
08 Sep 89 | 13.75 |
04 Sep 89 | 13.88 |
31 Aug 89 | 13.84 |
25 May 89 | 13.75 |
25 Nov 88 | 12.88 |
25 Aug 88 | 11.88 |
08 Aug 88 | 10.88 |
21 Jul 88 | 10.38 |
07 Jul 88 | 9.88 |
24 Jun 88 | 8.88 |
10 Jun 88 | 8.38 |
03 Jun 88 | 7.88 |
17 May 88 | 7.38 |
08 Apr 88 | 7.88 |
17 Mar 88 | 8.38 |
01 Feb 88 | 8.88 |
03 Dec 87 | 8.38 |
04 Nov 87 | 8.88 |
23 Oct 87 | 9.38 |
06 Aug 87 | 9.88 |
08 May 87 | 8.88 |
28 Apr 87 | 9.38 |
18 Mar 87 | 9.88 |
09 Mar 87 | 10.38 |
15 Oct 86 | 10.88 |
23 May 86 | 9.88 |
18 Apr 86 | 10.38 |
11 Apr 86 | 10.88 |
19 Mar 86 | 11.38 |
15 Jan 86 | 12.38 |
26 Jul 85 | 11.38 |
11 Jul 85 | 11.88 |
19 Apr 85 | 12.38 |
28 Mar 85 | 12.88 |
20 Mar 85 | 13.38 |
28 Jan 85 | 13.88 |
14 Jan 85 | 11.88 |
23 Nov 84 | 9.50 |
19 Nov 84 | 9.75 |
05 Nov 84 | 10.00 |
17 Aug 84 | 10.50 |
16 Aug 84 | 10.75 |
09 Aug 84 | 11.00 |
08 Aug 84 | 11.50 |
11 Jul 84 | 12.00 |
06 Jul 84 | 10.00 |
29 Jun 84 | 8.88 |
10 May 84 | 9.06 |
14 Mar 84 | 8.56 |
07 Mar 84 | 8.81 |
03 Oct 83 | 9.06 |
10 Aug 83 | 9.56 |
09 Aug 83 | 9.44 |
14 Jun 83 | 9.56 |
13 Jun 83 | 9.81 |
14 Apr 83 | 10.06 |
13 Apr 83 | 10.31 |
15 Mar 83 | 10.56 |
12 Jan 83 | 11.00 |
26 Nov 82 | 10.00 |
02 Nov 82 | 9.13 |
01 Nov 82 | 9.38 |
12 Oct 82 | 9.63 |
30 Sep 82 | 10.13 |
29 Sep 82 | 10.25 |
28 Sep 82 | 10.38 |
27 Sep 82 | 10.50 |
27 Aug 82 | 10.63 |
26 Aug 82 | 10.88 |
25 Aug 82 | 11.00 |
24 Aug 82 | 11.13 |
17 Aug 82 | 11.25 |
16 Aug 82 | 11.38 |
04 Aug 82 | 11.50 |
02 Aug 82 | 11.56 |
30 Jul 82 | 11.63 |
29 Jul 82 | 11.75 |
28 Jul 82 | 11.81 |
26 Jul 82 | 11.94 |
21 Jul 82 | 12.06 |
13 Jul 82 | 12.13 |
12 Jul 82 | 12.25 |
09 Jul 82 | 12.50 |
08 Jun 82 | 12.63 |
20 Apr 82 | 13.13 |
19 Apr 82 | 13.00 |
16 Apr 82 | 13.13 |
10 Mar 82 | 13.25 |
25 Feb 82 | 13.63 |
22 Feb 82 | 13.81 |
22 Jan 82 | 13.88 |
21 Jan 82 | 14.00 |
20 Jan 82 | 14.13 |
19 Jan 82 | 14.25 |
18 Jan 82 | 14.31 |
04 Dec 81 | 14.38 |
25 Nov 81 | 14.56 |
09 Nov 81 | 14.63 |
06 Nov 81 | 15.06 |
28 Oct 81 | 15.13 |
12 Oct 81 | 15.00 |
15 Sep 81 | 14.00 |
25 Aug 81 | 12.69 |
11 Mar 81 | 12.00 |
25 Nov 80 | 14.00 |
03 Jul 80 | 16.00 |
15 Nov 79 | 17.00 |
13 Jun 79 | 14.00 |
05 Apr 79 | 12.00 |
01 Mar 79 | 13.00 |
08 Feb 79 | 14.00 |
09 Nov 78 | 12.50 |
08 Jun 78 | 10.00 |
15 May 78 | 9.00 |
08 May 78 | 8.75 |
12 Apr 78 | 7.50 |
09 Jan 78 | 6.50 |
28 Nov 77 | 7.00 |
17 Oct 77 | 5.00 |
10 Oct 77 | 5.50 |
19 Sep 77 | 6.00 |
12 Sep 77 | 6.50 |
15 Aug 77 | 7.00 |
08 Aug 77 | 7.50 |
16 May 77 | 8.00 |
02 May 77 | 8.25 |
25 Apr 77 | 8.75 |
18 Apr 77 | 9.00 |
12 Apr 77 | 9.25 |
31 Mar 77 | 9.50 |
21 Mar 77 | 10.50 |
10 Mar 77 | 11.00 |
03 Feb 77 | 12.00 |
31 Jan 77 | 12.25 |
24 Jan 77 | 13.25 |
10 Jan 77 | 14.00 |
29 Dec 76 | 14.25 |
20 Dec 76 | 14.50 |
22 Nov 76 | 14.75 |
07 Oct 76 | 15.00 |
13 Sep 76 | 13.00 |
24 May 76 | 11.50 |
26 Apr 76 | 10.50 |
08 Mar 76 | 9.00 |
01 Mar 76 | 9.25 |
09 Feb 76 | 9.50 |
02 Feb 76 | 10.00 |
26 Jan 76 | 10.50 |
19 Jan 76 | 10.75 |
05 Jan 76 | 11.00 |
29 Dec 75 | 11.25 |
01 Dec 75 | 11.50 |
17 Nov 75 | 11.75 |
06 Oct 75 | 12.00 |
28 Jul 75 | 11.00 |
05 May 75 | 10.00 |
21 Apr 75 | 9.75 |
24 Mar 75 | 10.00 |
10 Mar 75 | 10.25 |
17 Feb 75 | 10.50 |
10 Feb 75 | 10.75 |
27 Jan 75 | 11.00 |
20 Jan 75 | 11.25 |