The benchmark interest rate in China was last recorded at 3 percent. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - China Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about China Policy Rate

• China cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: China: 7 Day Reverse Repurchase Rate) was set at 1.40 % pa in Nov 2025, compared with 1.40 % pa in the previous Oct 2025.
• China Policy Rate averaged 2.55 % pa and is updated monthly, available from May 2012 to Nov 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.40 % pa in Jul 2013 and a record low of 1.40 % pa in Nov 2025.

• In the latest reports, China Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: SHIBOR: 3 Months was reported at 1.58 % pa in Nov 2025.
• Its Long Term Interest Rate (Treasury Bond Yield: Interbank: Spot Yield: 10 year) was reported at 1.86 % pa in Nov 2025.
• China Exchange Rate against USD averaged 7.12 (USD/RMB) in Oct 2025.
• Its Real Effective Exchange Rate was 130.02 in Oct 2025.

Lending Rate in China remained unchanged at 4.35 percent in October from 4.35 percent in September of 2022. This dataset provides - China Prime Lending Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In September 2025, global inflation rates and central bank interest rates showed significant variation across major economies. Most economies initiated interest rate cuts from mid-2024 due to declining inflationary pressures. The U.S., UK, and EU central banks followed a consistent pattern of regular rate reductions throughout late 2024. In September 2025, Russia maintained the highest interest rate at 17 percent, while Japan retained the lowest at 0.5 percent. Varied inflation rates across major economies The inflation landscape varies considerably among major economies. China had the lowest inflation rate at -0.3 percent in September 2025. In contrast, Russia maintained a high inflation rate of 8 percent. These figures align with broader trends observed in early 2025, where China had the lowest inflation rate among major developed and emerging economies, while Russia's rate remained the highest. Central bank responses and economic indicators Central banks globally implemented aggressive rate hikes throughout 2022-23 to combat inflation. The European Central Bank exemplified this trend, raising rates from 0 percent in January 2022 to 4.5 percent by September 2023. A coordinated shift among major central banks began in mid-2024, with the ECB, Bank of England, and Federal Reserve initiating rate cuts, with forecasts suggesting further cuts through 2025 and 2026.

Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Beijing data was reported at -0.450 % Point in 02 Dec 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of -0.450 % Point for 01 Dec 2025. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Beijing data is updated daily, averaging 0.550 % Point from Oct 2019 (Median) to 02 Dec 2025, with 2248 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.550 % Point in 25 Jun 2024 and a record low of -0.450 % Point in 02 Dec 2025. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Beijing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City. After adjustment on December 15, 2023: the lower limits of the first and second sets of interest rate policies in the six districts of the city are respectively no less than the market quoted interest rate for loans of the corresponding period plus 10 basis points, and no less than the market quoted interest rate for loans of the corresponding period plus 60 basis points; The lower limits of the first and second sets of interest rate policies in the six non-urban districts are not lower than the market quoted interest rate for loans of the corresponding period, and not lower than the market quoted interest rate for loans of the corresponding period plus 55 basis points.

Cash Reserve Ratio in China remained unchanged at 7.50 percent in October. This dataset provides - China Cash Reserve Ratio- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

A dataset of mentions, growth rate, and total volume of the keyphrase 'China Rate Cuts' over time.

Reverse Repo Rate in China remained unchanged at 1.40 percent in October. This dataset provides - China Reverse Repo Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

CN: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Fujian: Ningde data was reported at 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 70.000 % for 06 Oct 2019. CN: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Fujian: Ningde data is updated daily, averaging 70.000 % from Jan 2019 (Median) to 07 Oct 2019, with 280 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019 and a record low of 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019. CN: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Fujian: Ningde data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.

1 Year MLF Rate in China remained unchanged at 2 percent in January. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China One-Year Medium-Term Lending Facility Rate.

CN: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Hubei: Suizhou data was reported at 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 70.000 % for 06 Oct 2019. CN: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Hubei: Suizhou data is updated daily, averaging 70.000 % from Jan 2019 (Median) to 07 Oct 2019, with 280 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019 and a record low of 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019. CN: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Hubei: Suizhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.

In April 2022, over ** percent of mobile internet users lived in tier * cites and below in China. Among all the apps with over 100 million monthly active users, business and work apps demonstrated the highest user growth, reaching a penetration rate of ** percent in the lower-tier regions in China.

Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Hunan: Changde data was reported at 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 70.000 % for 06 Oct 2019. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Hunan: Changde data is updated daily, averaging 70.000 % from Jan 2019 (Median) to 07 Oct 2019, with 280 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019 and a record low of 70.000 % in 07 Oct 2019. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Base Rate Discount: Hunan: Changde data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.

Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Xinjiang: Turpan data was reported at -0.200 % Point in 27 May 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of -0.200 % Point for 26 May 2024. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Xinjiang: Turpan data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 % Point from Oct 2019 (Median) to 27 May 2024, with 1694 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % Point in 18 May 2022 and a record low of -0.200 % Point in 27 May 2024. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Xinjiang: Turpan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.

Consumer Confidence in China increased to 89.60 points in September from 89.20 points in August of 2025. This dataset provides - China Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Fujian: Fuzhou data was reported at -0.200 % Point in 02 Apr 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of -0.200 % Point for 01 Apr 2024. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Fujian: Fuzhou data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 % Point from Oct 2019 (Median) to 02 Apr 2024, with 1639 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % Point in 18 May 2022 and a record low of -0.200 % Point in 02 Apr 2024. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Fujian: Fuzhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.

According to latest figures, the Chinese population decreased by 1.39 million to around 1.408 billion people in 2024. After decades of rapid growth, China arrived at the turning point of its demographic development in 2022, which was earlier than expected. The annual population decrease is estimated to remain at moderate levels until around 2030 but to accelerate thereafter. Population development in China China had for a long time been the country with the largest population worldwide, but according to UN estimates, it has been overtaken by India in 2023. As the population in India is still growing, the country is very likely to remain being home of the largest population on earth in the near future. Due to several mechanisms put into place by the Chinese government as well as changing circumstances in the working and social environment of the Chinese people, population growth has subsided over the past decades, displaying an annual population growth rate of -0.1 percent in 2024. Nevertheless, compared to the world population in total, China held a share of about 17 percent of the overall global population in 2024. China's aging population In terms of demographic developments, the birth control efforts of the Chinese government had considerable effects on the demographic pyramid in China. Upon closer examination of the age distribution, a clear trend of an aging population becomes visible. In order to curb the negative effects of an aging population, the Chinese government abolished the one-child policy in 2015, which had been in effect since 1979, and introduced a three-child policy in May 2021. However, many Chinese parents nowadays are reluctant to have a second or third child, as is the case in most of the developed countries in the world. The number of births in China varied in the years following the abolishment of the one-child policy, but did not increase considerably. Among the reasons most prominent for parents not having more children are the rising living costs and costs for child care, growing work pressure, a growing trend towards self-realization and individualism, and changing social behaviors.

The yield on China 5 Year Bond Yield rose to 1.57% on December 2, 2025, marking a 0.01 percentage points increase from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.02 points, though it remains 0.07 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China 5Y.

Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Gansu: Pingliang data was reported at -0.300 % Point in 30 Sep 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of -0.300 % Point for 29 Sep 2023. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Gansu: Pingliang data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 % Point from Oct 2019 (Median) to 30 Sep 2023, with 1454 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % Point in 18 May 2022 and a record low of -0.300 % Point in 30 Sep 2023. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Gansu: Pingliang data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.

Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Fujian: Quanzhou data was reported at -0.500 % Point in 22 May 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of -0.500 % Point for 21 May 2024. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Fujian: Quanzhou data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 % Point from Oct 2019 (Median) to 22 May 2024, with 1689 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % Point in 18 May 2022 and a record low of -0.500 % Point in 22 May 2024. Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: above LPR: Fujian: Quanzhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The People's Bank of China. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Money Market, Interest Rate, Yield and Exchange Rate – Table CN.MA: Lower Limit of First Home Mortgage Rate: Prefecture Level City.