The benchmark interest rate in Canada was last recorded at 2.75 percent. This dataset provides - Canada Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Canada's inflation rate experienced significant fluctuations from 2018 to 2025. Inflation peaked at *** percent in June 2022 before steadily declining to *** percent by December 2024. In early 2025, inflation began to increase again, rising to *** percent in February, and dropping to *** percent in March. In response to rising inflation between 2020 and 2022, the Bank of Canada implemented aggressive interest rate hikes. The bank rate reached a maximum of **** percent in July 2023 and remained stable until June 2024. As inflationary pressures eased in the second half of 2024, the central bank reduced interest rates to *** percent in December 2024. In 2025, the bank rate witnessed two cuts, standing at ***** percent in April 2025. This pattern reflected broader global economic trends, with most advanced and emerging economies experiencing similar inflationary challenges and monetary policy adjustments. Global context of inflation and interest rates The Canadian experience aligns with the broader international trend of central banks raising policy rates to combat inflation. Between 2021 and 2023, nearly all advanced and emerging economies increased their central bank rates. However, a shift occurred in the latter half of 2024, with many countries, including Canada, beginning to lower rates. This change suggests a new phase in the global economic cycle and monetary policy approach. Notably, among surveyed countries, Russia maintained the highest interest rate in early 2025, while Japan had the lowest rate. Comparison with the United States The United States experienced a similar trajectory in inflation and interest rates. U.S. inflation peaked at *** percent in June 2022, slightly higher than Canada's peak. The Federal Reserve responded with a series of rate hikes, reaching **** percent in August 2023. This rate remained unchanged until September 2024, when the first cut since September 2021 was implemented. In contrast, Canada's bank rate peaked at **** percent and began decreasing earlier, with cuts in June and July 2024. These differences highlight the nuanced approaches of central banks in managing their respective economies amid global inflationary pressures.

Canada CA: Real Interest Rate data was reported at 0.126 % pa in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.969 % pa for 2016. Canada CA: Real Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 2.987 % pa from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.363 % pa in 1990 and a record low of -4.170 % pa in 1974. Canada CA: Real Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.;International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.;;

This table contains 38 series, with data starting from 1957 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Rates (38 items: Bank rate; Chartered bank administered interest rates - prime business; Chartered bank - consumer loan rate; Forward premium or discount (-), United States dollars in Canada: 1 month; ...).

This table contains 39 series, with data for starting from 1991 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Financial market statistics (39 items: Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 1-month (composite rates); Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 2-month (composite rates); Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 3-month (composite rates);Government of Canada Treasury Bills, 6-month (composite rates); ...).

Canada CA: Long-Term Interest Rate: Government Bonds data was reported at 2.900 % in 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.018 % for 2025. Canada CA: Long-Term Interest Rate: Government Bonds data is updated yearly, averaging 5.541 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2026, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.989 % in 1981 and a record low of 0.753 % in 2020. Canada CA: Long-Term Interest Rate: Government Bonds data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: Interest Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. IRL - Long-term interest rate on government bonds; Yield 10-year federal government benchmark bond)

Bank Lending Rate in Canada remained unchanged at 4.95 percent in May. This dataset provides - Canada Prime Lending Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Canada Long Term Interest Rate

• Canada Government Benchmark Bonds Yield: Month End: 10 Years was reported at 2.90 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 3.07 % pa in the previous month.
• Canada Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to Feb 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.28 % pa in Jun 1994 and a record low of 0.46 % pa in Jul 2020.
• Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Bank of Canada.

• In the latest reports, Canada Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Yield: 3 Months was reported at 2.82 % pa in Feb 2025.
• The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Overnight Target Rate) was set at 3.00 % pa in Feb 2025.
• Canada Exchange Rate against USD averaged 1.33 (USD/CAD) in Jun 2023.

Canada CA: Short-Term Interest Rate data was reported at 2.824 % in 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.011 % for 2025. Canada CA: Short-Term Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 4.915 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2026, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.376 % in 1981 and a record low of 0.209 % in 2021. Canada CA: Short-Term Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: Interest Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. IRS - Short-term interest rate

Canada CA: Short-Term Interest Rate: Double Hit Scenario data was reported at 0.400 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.715 % for 2020. Canada CA: Short-Term Interest Rate: Double Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 5.009 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.376 % in 1981 and a record low of 0.400 % in 2021. Canada CA: Short-Term Interest Rate: Double Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: Interest Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. IRS - Short-term interest rate Short-term interest:https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=1394

In 2023, mortgage interest rates in Canada increased for all types of mortgages. The interest rate for fixed mortgage interest rates for five years and more doubled, from 2.38 percent to 5.52 percent between December 2021 and December 2023. The higher borrowing costs led to the housing market contracting in 2022 and corrections of the property prices across the country.

The high interest rate environment experienced over the five years to 2025, along with overall economic growth, has benefitted the Commercial Banking industry in Canada. Banks have done an exceptional job diversifying revenue streams, due to higher interest rates and increasing regulations. The industry primarily generates revenue through interest income sources, such as business loans and mortgages, but it also generates income through noninterest sources, which include fees on a variety of services and commissions. Industry revenue has been growing at a CAGR of 13.9% to $490.4 billion over the past five years, with an expected decrease of 0.3% in 2025 alone. In addition, profit, measured as earnings before interest and taxes, is anticipated to climb throughout 2025 due to the decreased provisions for credit losses (PCL). Industry revenue generated by interest income sources depends on demand for loans by consumers and the interest banks can charge on that capital it lends out. Therefore, high interest rates have enabled banks to increasingly charge for loans. However, the recent rate cuts in the latter part of the period have limited the price banks can charge for loans, hindering the interest income from these loans, although, with lower rates, commercial banks are anticipated to encounter growing loan volumes. Also, technological innovations have disrupted traditional banking features. The growing trends of online and mobile banking have increased customer engagement and loyalty, which has further aided the industry's expansion. Over the five years to 2030, projected interest rate declines and improvements in corporate profit are still anticipated to boost interest income from lending products. However, the remarkable debt levels of Canadian households make it increasingly likely that a period of deleveraging will begin over the next five years. Quicker growth rates in household debt and consumer spending are expected to increase interest income. In addition, improving macroeconomic conditions, such as unemployment and private investment, are expected to further boost revenue. Nonetheless, industry revenue is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 1.7% to $532.5 billion over the five years to 2030.

The yield on Canada 10Y Bond Yield eased to 3.32% on June 27, 2025, marking a 0.02 percentage point decrease from the previous session. Over the past month, the yield has edged up by 0.07 points, though it remains 0.19 points lower than a year ago, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Canada 10-Year Government Bond Yield - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.

Canada CA: Long-Term Interest Rate: Government Bonds: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 1.100 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.127 % for 2020. Canada CA: Long-Term Interest Rate: Government Bonds: Single Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 5.912 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2021, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.989 % in 1981 and a record low of 1.100 % in 2021. Canada CA: Long-Term Interest Rate: Government Bonds: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: Interest Rate: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. IRL - Long-term interest rate on government bonds; Yield 10-year federal government benchmark bond)

From 2010 to 2017, Australia had the ******* short-term interest rate among selected countries worldwide. Afterward, its rates became more aligned with those of Canada and the United States. The ****** short-term interest rates during this period were found in the Euro area and Japan, as well as in the United States until 2015, where rates remained below *** percent. In 2021, all regions except Japan experienced a decrease in interest rates. However, in the following years, rates increased again to between ***** and **** percent, with the exception of Japan, which maintained an interest rate close to ****.

Canada's Industrial Equipment Rental and Leasing industry has overcome economic volatility through the end of 2024 as the variety of products rented or leased limits economic fluctuations from affecting demand from any one market. Healthcare facilities regularly rent and replace medical devices that are too costly to purchase and become obsolete quickly. Manufacturing and construction customers have adopted similar strategies to mitigate capital costs and access up-to-date equipment. Although COVID-19 substantially hindered some of the largest markets for industrial equipment rentals (manufacturing), historically low interest rates drove growth in residential construction while demand for equipment from overwhelmed hospitals soared. Despite 2020 declines, industry revenue has increased at a CAGR of 1.8% over the past five years, reaching $5.7 billion in 2024. Revenue will swell an estimated 1.3% in 2024 alone as the popularity of equipment rental conquers inflationary pressures. Renting rather than purchasing equipment offers flexibility for many businesses, enabling customers to quickly adjust inputs, costs and output, which is especially desirable when demand conditions are volatile. This has supported the expansion of rental companies through economic downturns. The Bank of Canada began cutting interest rates in June 2024 and several rate cuts since June have stimulated greater construction activity, bolstering demand from a vital market for industrial equipment rental and leasing. Profit has inched downward through the end of 2024 amid volatile demand from downstream markets and heightened competition. Through the end of 2029, contractors will benefit from accelerating nonresidential construction activity and consistent demand from the industrial and healthcare sectors. Renting and leasing industrial equipment will continue gaining popularity across industries. Technological advancements in equipment, which will drive rental demand, will also prompt rental companies to invest in updated fleets. Environmental consciousness will spur sustainable practices and the adoption of eco-friendly equipment among rental companies. As demand normalizes over the next five years, revenue will expand at a CAGR of 1.3% to reach $6.0 billion in 2029.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions of the past election, the federal government deficit, federal politicians, and immigration policy. There are also questions on other topics of interest such as interest rates, deficit reduction strategies, and level of income to be considered rich. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic, political and social variables. Topics of interest include: election; federal government deficit; federal politicians; interest rates; immigration; and political party preference. Basic demographic variables are also included

Following the drastic increase directly after the COVID-19 pandemic, the delinquency rate started to gradually decline, falling below *** percent in the second quarter of 2023. In the second half of 2023, the delinquency rate picked up, but remained stable throughout 2024. In the first quarter of 2025, **** percent of mortgage loans were delinquent. That was significantly lower than the **** percent during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 or the peak of *** percent during the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2010. What does the mortgage delinquency rate tell us? The mortgage delinquency rate is the share of the total number of mortgaged home loans in the U.S. where payment is overdue by 30 days or more. Many borrowers eventually manage to service their loan, though, as indicated by the markedly lower foreclosure rates. Total home mortgage debt in the U.S. stood at almost ** trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. Not all mortgage loans are made equal ‘Subprime’ loans, being targeted at high-risk borrowers and generally coupled with higher interest rates to compensate for the risk. These loans have far higher delinquency rates than conventional loans. Defaulting on such loans was one of the triggers for the 2007-2010 financial crisis, with subprime delinquency rates reaching almost ** percent around this time. These higher delinquency rates translate into higher foreclosure rates, which peaked at just under ** percent of all subprime mortgages in 2011.

I study the transmission of financial shocks using an estimated heterogeneous firm model. Following a contractionary financial shock, financially constrained firms cut investment, but unconstrained firms increase investment due to the lower capital price and interest rate. After matching the empirical dynamics of prices and the price elasticity of investment, I find a limited role of the unconstrained firms’ response in dampening the aggregate investment decline. Non-financial capital adjustment friction is the key to generating this result. Without the capital adjustment friction, unconstrained firms’ investment becomes unrealistically sensitive to prices, and the model would understate the financial shocks’ aggregate relevance.

Data and code for peer-reviewed article published in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Inflation is generally defined as the continued increase in the average prices of goods and services in a given region. Following the extremely high global inflation experienced in the 1980s and 1990s, global inflation has been relatively stable since the turn of the millennium, usually hovering between three and five percent per year. There was a sharp increase in 2008 due to the global financial crisis now known as the Great Recession, but inflation was fairly stable throughout the 2010s, before the current inflation crisis began in 2021. Recent years Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the global inflation rate fell to 3.26 percent in the pandemic's first year, before rising to 4.66 percent in 2021. This increase came as the impact of supply chain delays began to take more of an effect on consumer prices, before the Russia-Ukraine war exacerbated this further. A series of compounding issues such as rising energy and food prices, fiscal instability in the wake of the pandemic, and consumer insecurity have created a new global recession, and global inflation in 2024 is estimated to have reached 5.76 percent. This is the highest annual increase in inflation since 1996. Venezuela Venezuela is the country with the highest individual inflation rate in the world, forecast at around 200 percent in 2022. While this is figure is over 100 times larger than the global average in most years, it actually marks a decrease in Venezuela's inflation rate, which had peaked at over 65,000 percent in 2018. Between 2016 and 2021, Venezuela experienced hyperinflation due to the government's excessive spending and printing of money in an attempt to curve its already-high inflation rate, and the wave of migrants that left the country resulted in one of the largest refugee crises in recent years. In addition to its economic problems, political instability and foreign sanctions pose further long-term problems for Venezuela. While hyperinflation may be coming to an end, it remains to be seen how much of an impact this will have on the economy, how living standards will change, and how many refugees may return in the coming years.