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People's Bank of China interest rate history

The People's Bank of China’s 1-year loan prime rate stands at 3.00% (as of Oct 13, 2026). Its last move was −10 bp on May 20, 2025, from 3.10% to 3.00%. Since 1996 it has raised rates 14 times and cut them 33 times; the high was 12.06% in 1996.

1-year Loan Prime Rate
3.00%
Last move
−10 bp
May 20, 2025
12-month change
0 bp
0 moves

1-year Loan Prime Rate since 1996

0%5%10%200020052010201520202025

Source: BIS central bank policy rates. 1-year benchmark lending rate until August 2019, 1-year Loan Prime Rate since.

Every rate change

EffectiveNew rateChange
May 20, 20253.00%−10 bp
Oct 21, 20243.10%−25 bp
Jul 22, 20243.35%−10 bp
Aug 20, 20233.45%−10 bp
Jun 20, 20233.55%−10 bp
Aug 20, 20223.65%−5 bp
Jan 20, 20223.70%−10 bp
Dec 20, 20213.80%−5 bp
Apr 20, 20203.85%−20 bp
Feb 20, 20204.05%−10 bp
Nov 20, 20194.15%−5 bp
Sep 20, 20194.20%−5 bp
Aug 20, 20194.25%Series switches from the 1-year benchmark lending rate to the 1-year Loan Prime Rate
Oct 24, 20154.35%−25 bp
Aug 26, 20154.60%−25 bp
Jun 28, 20154.85%−25 bp
May 11, 20155.10%−25 bp
Mar 1, 20155.35%−25 bp
Nov 22, 20145.60%−40 bp
Jul 6, 20126.00%−31 bp
Jun 8, 20126.31%−25 bp
Jul 7, 20116.56%+25 bp
Apr 6, 20116.31%+25 bp
Feb 9, 20116.06%+25 bp
Dec 26, 20105.81%+25 bp
Oct 20, 20105.56%+25 bp
Dec 23, 20085.31%−27 bp
Nov 27, 20085.58%−108 bp
Oct 30, 20086.66%−27 bp
Oct 9, 20086.93%−27 bp
Sep 16, 20087.20%−27 bp
Dec 21, 20077.47%+18 bp
Sep 15, 20077.29%+27 bp
Aug 22, 20077.02%+18 bp
Jul 21, 20076.84%+27 bp
May 19, 20076.57%+18 bp
Mar 18, 20076.39%+27 bp
Aug 19, 20066.12%+27 bp
Apr 28, 20065.85%+27 bp
Oct 29, 20045.58%+27 bp
Feb 21, 20025.31%−54 bp
Jun 10, 19995.85%−54 bp
Dec 7, 19986.39%−54 bp
Jul 1, 19986.93%−99 bp
Mar 25, 19987.92%−72 bp
Oct 23, 19978.64%−144 bp
Aug 23, 199610.08%−90 bp
May 1, 199610.98%−108 bp
Jan 1, 199612.06%start of series

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