New Zealand Rate Holds at 2.5%
Brief · Published 2026-09-18 · Data period 2026-08-31
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New Zealand's policy interest rate held at 2.5% in August 2026, unchanged from July 2026. The rate had been 2.25% from November 2025 through June 2026 before rising to 2.5% in July 2026. The current level is down from 3% a year earlier, in August 2025. The all-time high of 54.3% was recorded in February 1985, while the all-time low of 0.25% was set in September 2021, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
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Data source: Bank for International Settlements.
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