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Base Rate
The present Bank of England Base Rate is 4%.
| Date of change | Rate |
| 2025-08-07 | 4 |
| 2025-05-08 | 4.25 |
| 2025-02-06 | 4.5 |
| 2024-11-07 | 4.75 |
| 2024-08-01 | 5 |
| 2023-08-03 | 5.25 |
| 2023-06-22 | 5 |
| 2023-05-11 | 4.5 |
| 2023-03-23 | 4.25 |
| 2023-02-02 | 4 |
| 2022-12-15 | 3.5 |
| 2022-11-03 | 3 |
| 2022-09-22 | 2.25 |
| 2022-08-04 | 1.75 |
| 2022-06-16 | 1.25 |
| 2022-05-05 | 1 |
| 2022-03-17 | 0.75 |
| 2022-02-03 | 0.5 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.25 |
| 2020-03-19 | 0.1 |
| 2020-03-11 | 0.25 |
| 2018-08-02 | 0.75 |
| 2017-11-02 | 0.5 |
| 2017-03-22 | 0.75 |
| 2016-08-04 | 0.25 |
| 2009-03-05 | 0.5 |
| 2009-02-05 | 1 |
| 2009-01-08 | 1.5 |
| 2008-12-04 | 2 |
| 2008-11-06 | 3 |
| 2008-10-08 | 4.5 |
| 2008-04-10 | 5 |
| 2008-02-07 | 5.25 |
| 2007-12-06 | 5.5 |
| 2007-07-05 | 5.75 |
| 2007-05-10 | 5.5 |
| 2007-01-11 | 5.25 |
| 2006-11-09 | 5 |
| 2006-08-03 | 4.75 |
| 2005-08-04 | 4.5 |
| 2004-08-05 | 4.75 |
| 2004-06-10 | 4.5 |
| 2004-05-06 | 4.25 |
| 2004-02-05 | 4 |
| 2003-11-06 | 3.75 |
| 2003-07-10 | 3.5 |
| 2003-02-06 | 3.75 |
| 2001-11-08 | 4 |
| 2001-10-04 | 4.5 |
| 2001-09-18 | 4.75 |
| 2001-08-02 | 5 |
| 2001-05-10 | 5.25 |
| 2001-04-05 | 5.5 |
| 2001-02-08 | 5.75 |
| 2000-02-10 | 6 |
| 2000-01-13 | 5.75 |
| 1999-11-04 | 5.5 |
| 1999-09-08 | 5.25 |
| 1999-06-10 | 5 |
| 1999-04-08 | 5.25 |
| 1999-02-04 | 5.5 |
| 1999-01-07 | 6 |
| 1998-12-10 | 6.25 |
| 1998-11-05 | 6.75 |
| 1998-10-08 | 7.25 |
| 1998-06-04 | 7.5 |
| 1997-11-06 | 7.25 |
| 1997-08-07 | 7 |
| 1997-07-10 | 6.75 |
| 1997-06-06 | 6.5 |
| 1997-05-06 | 6.25 |
| 1996-10-30 | 5.94 |
| 1996-06-06 | 5.69 |
| 1996-03-08 | 5.94 |
| 1996-01-18 | 6.13 |