The benchmark interest rate in India was last recorded at 5.50 percent. This dataset provides - India Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about India Long Term Interest Rate

• India Government Securities Yield: 10 Years was reported at 6.71 % pa in Jan 2025, compared with 6.78 % pa in the previous month.
• India Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from May 1996 to Jan 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.96 % pa in May 1996 and a record low of 5.11 % pa in Oct 2003.
• Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Reserve Bank of India.

• In the latest reports, India Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: India: MIBOR: 3 Months was reported at 7.19 % pa in Jun 2023.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Repo Rate) was set at 6.50 % pa in Jan 2025.
• India Exchange Rate against USD averaged 82.23 (USD/INR) in Jun 2023.

In May 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 early 2025, Russia maintained the highest interest rate at 20 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 -0.1 percent in May 2025. In contrast, Russia maintained a high inflation rate of 9.9 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.

The dataset contains year- and month-wise compiled data on policy rates fixed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for various financial policy and securities. These include data relating to Policy Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate, Bank Rate, Base Rate, MCLR (Overnight), Term Deposit Rate greater than Year, Savings Deposit Rate, Call Money Rate (Weighted Average), 91, 182, 654-Day Treasury Bill (Primary) Yield, 10-Year G-Sec Par Yield (FBIL), etc.

Notes:

1. Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds
2. Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI borrows money from commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds
3. Standing Deposit Facility is an overnight deposit facility that allows banks to park excess liquidity (money) and earn interest
4. Marginal Standing Facility rate is the interest rate at which RBI provides money to the scheduled commercial banks who are facing acute shortage of liquidity
5. The call money rate is the benchmark interest rate that banks charge brokers who are borrowing the money to fund margin loans. The call money rate, also known as the broker loan rate, typically isn't available to individuals, instead, investors pay the call money rate plus a service fee on a margin account.
6. Treasury bills or T-bills, which are money market instruments, are short term debt instruments issued by the Government of India and are presently issued in three tenors, namely, 91 days, 182 days and 364 days.
7. Government Securities (G-sec_ yield is a method to evaluate the broader trend of interest rates in the economy
8. Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) is the minimum rate at which a bank can lend to its customers on certain loans