The mortgage interest rate in Ireland increased notably in 2023. From **** percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, the rate reached **** percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. In 2024, the rate eased, falling to **** percent in the fourth quarter of the year. This was part of an overall trend of increasing mortgage interest rates in Europe. Factors that influence mortgage interest rates include inflation, economic growth, monetary policies, the bond market, the stability of lenders, and the overall conditions of the housing market.

Graph and download economic data for 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE15US) from 1991-08-30 to 2025-07-10 about 15-year, fixed, mortgage, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

The mortgage interest rate in Czechia increased between the first quarter of 2017 to its highest in the fourth quarter of 2022. Factors that influence mortgage interest rates are inflation, economic growth, monetary policies, the bond market, the stability of lenders, and the overall conditions of the housing market. In the third quarter of 2024, the average mortgage interest rate in Czechia was 5.12 percent. In 2023, Poland and Hungary were among the countries with the highest mortgage interest rates in Europe.

Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Fixed Rate Conforming Non-Adjusted Mortgage Index (OBMMIC30YFNA) from 2017-01-03 to 2025-07-10 about 30-year, fixed, mortgage, rate, indexes, and USA.

Mortgage interest rates in the UK were on a downward trend for more than a decade before soaring in 2022. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average weighted interest rate stood at **** percent — nearly ***** times the interest rate in the fourth quarter of 2021. Mortgage rates also vary depending on the type of mortgage: Historically, fixed rate mortgages with a shorter term had on average lower interest rates. What types of mortgages are there? In terms of the type of interest rate, mortgages can be fixed and variable. A fixed interest rate is simply a mortgage where the rate of repayment is fixed, while a variable rate depends on the lender’s underlying variable interest rate. Furthermore, mortgages could be for a house purchase or for refinancing. The vast majority of mortgages in the UK are fixed rate mortgages for house purchase, and only a small share is for remortgaging. How big is the UK mortgage market? The UK has the largest mortgage market in Europe, amounting to nearly ***billion euros in gross residential mortgage lending as of the second quarter of 2023. When comparing the total outstanding residential mortgage lending, the UK also ranks first with about *** trillion euros.

United States Mortgage Debt Outstanding: Effective Interest Rate data was reported at 3.799 % in Mar 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.872 % for Dec 2019. United States Mortgage Debt Outstanding: Effective Interest Rate data is updated quarterly, averaging 7.677 % from Mar 1977 (Median) to Mar 2020, with 173 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.449 % in Mar 1985 and a record low of 3.750 % in Dec 2017. United States Mortgage Debt Outstanding: Effective Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.KB025: Mortgage Interest Paid. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The vast majority of mortgages for first-time homebuyers in Ireland in 2023 had a fixed rate. The share of loans with a variable interest rate was approximately **** percent in that year - a substantial decrease from 2017, when about *** in ***** loans had a variable interest rate. Meanwhile, second and subsequent borrowers had a slightly lower share of fixed interest rate mortgages.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: Retail price Index: All Items Less Mortgage Interest Rate for the United Kingdom (CPRPTT02GBQ661N) from Q1 1975 to Q4 2017 about mortgage, United Kingdom, all items, retail, CPI, interest rate, interest, housing, rate, price index, indexes, and price.

Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Fixed Rate Jumbo Mortgage Index (OBMMIJUMBO30YF) from 2017-01-03 to 2025-07-10 about jumbo, 30-year, fixed, mortgage, rate, indexes, and USA.

Mortgage credit interest rate, percent in Lithuania, March, 2025 The most recent value is 4.54 percent as of March 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 4.69 percent. Historically, the average for Lithuania from October 2004 to March 2025 is 3.19 percent. The minimum of 1.59 percent was recorded in November 2017, while the maximum of 6 percent was reached in October 2008. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

The vast majority of mortgages for second and subsequent homebuyers in Ireland in 2023 had a fixed rate. The share of loans with a variable interest rate was approximately **** percent - a substantial decrease from 2017, when about ** percent of new loans had a variable interest rate. Meanwhile, first-time buyers had a slightly higher share of fixed rate mortgages.

Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Fixed Rate Veterans Affairs Mortgage Index (OBMMIVA30YF) from 2017-01-03 to 2025-07-10 about veterans, 30-year, fixed, mortgage, rate, indexes, and USA.

This index includes rate locks from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs loans.

Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices (https://www2.optimalblue.com/obmmi/)™ (OBMMI™) is calculated from actual locked rates with consumers across over one-third of all mortgage transactions nationwide. OBMMI includes multiple mortgage pricing indices developed around the most popular products and specific borrower and loan level attributes.

Each index is calculated as the average of all appropriate rate locks locked through the Optimal Blue product eligibility and pricing engine on a given day. More details about methodology and definitions are available here (https://www2.optimalblue.com/obmmi/).

The mortgage interest rate in Ireland increased notably in 2023. From 2.77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, the rate reached 4.19 percent in the same quarter of 2023. This was part of an overall trend of increasing mortgage interest rates in Europe. Factors that influence mortgage interest rates include inflation, economic growth, monetary policies, the bond market, the stability of lenders, and the overall conditions of the housing market.

This index includes rate locks from U.S. Department of Agriculture loans.

Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices (https://www2.optimalblue.com/obmmi/)™ (OBMMI™) is calculated from actual locked rates with consumers across over one-third of all mortgage transactions nationwide. OBMMI includes multiple mortgage pricing indices developed around the most popular products and specific borrower and loan level attributes.

Each index is calculated as the average of all appropriate rate locks locked through the Optimal Blue product eligibility and pricing engine on a given day. More details about methodology and definitions are available here (https://www2.optimalblue.com/obmmi/).

Russia Bank Lending Conditions: Households: Mortgage: Loan Interest Rate data was reported at 17.857 % Point in Mar 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.238 % Point for Dec 2018. Russia Bank Lending Conditions: Households: Mortgage: Loan Interest Rate data is updated quarterly, averaging -6.061 % Point from Dec 2011 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 % Point in Dec 2014 and a record low of -31.818 % Point in Sep 2017. Russia Bank Lending Conditions: Households: Mortgage: Loan Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.KAC018: Bank Lending Tightness: Loans to Households.

Among the factors that influence mortgage interest rates are inflation, economic growth, monetary policies, the bond market, lenders' stability, and the housing market's overall conditions. The mortgage interest rate in Romania fluctuated during the period under observation, with an upward trend from the second quarter of 2017 onwards. The first quarter of 2023 reached the highest value recorded — **** percent; by the fourth quarter of 2024, it dropped to **** percent.

As of June 2025, the maximum interest rate for 21 to 35-year fixed-rate Flat 35 housing loans with a loan-to-value ratio of 90 percent or less in Japan stood at **** percent. This represented an increase compared to **** percent in December 2024.

Switzerland Mortgage Rate: Variable data was reported at 2.633 % pa in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.633 % pa for Aug 2018. Switzerland Mortgage Rate: Variable data is updated monthly, averaging 4.295 % pa from Jun 1976 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 508 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.990 % pa in Jan 1991 and a record low of 2.623 % pa in Nov 2017. Switzerland Mortgage Rate: Variable data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss National Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.M005: Mortgage Rates.

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.