Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Official base rate, 5.50% since 26 August 2026.
as of 30 Oct 2026 · BIS daily levels · 164 decisions since 1987
Hungary·HUF·all central banksLast
5.50%
26 August 2026
Previous
5.75%
22 July 2026
High since 1987
28.00%
1 February 1995
Low since 1987
0.60%
22 July 2020
Meetings a year
—
schedule not on file
Next decision
—
not published
Every decision
Newest first; a shaded row marks a change of instrument.
| Date | Level | Change | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | 5.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2026-07-22 | 5.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2026-07-01 | 6.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2026-06-25 | 6.25% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2026-06-24 | 6.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2026-02-25 | 6.25% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2024-09-25 | 6.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2024-07-24 | 6.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2024-06-19 | 7.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2024-05-22 | 7.25% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2024-04-24 | 7.75% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2024-03-27 | 8.25% | −0.75% | Official base rate |
| 2024-02-28 | 9.00% | −1.00% | Official base rate |
| 2024-01-31 | 10.00% | −0.75% | Official base rate |
| 2023-12-20 | 10.75% | −0.75% | Official base rate |
| 2023-11-22 | 11.50% | −0.75% | Official base rate |
| 2023-10-25 | 12.25% | −0.75% | Official base rate |
| 2022-09-28 | 13.00% | +1.25% | Official base rate |
| 2022-08-31 | 11.75% | +1.00% | Official base rate |
| 2022-07-27 | 10.75% | +1.00% | Official base rate |
| 2022-07-13 | 9.75% | +2.00% | Official base rate |
| 2022-06-29 | 7.75% | +1.85% | Official base rate |
| 2022-06-01 | 5.90% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2022-04-27 | 5.40% | +1.00% | Official base rate |
| 2022-03-23 | 4.40% | +1.00% | Official base rate |
| 2022-02-23 | 3.40% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2022-01-26 | 2.90% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2021-12-15 | 2.40% | +0.30% | Official base rate |
| 2021-11-17 | 2.10% | +0.30% | Official base rate |
| 2021-10-20 | 1.80% | +0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2021-09-22 | 1.65% | +0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2021-08-25 | 1.50% | +0.30% | Official base rate |
| 2021-07-28 | 1.20% | +0.30% | Official base rate |
| 2021-06-23 | 0.90% | +0.30% | Official base rate |
| 2020-07-22 | 0.60% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2020-06-24 | 0.75% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2016-05-25 | 0.90% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2016-04-27 | 1.05% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2016-03-23 | 1.20% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2015-07-22 | 1.35% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2015-06-24 | 1.50% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2015-05-27 | 1.65% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2015-04-22 | 1.80% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2015-03-25 | 1.95% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2014-07-23 | 2.10% | −0.20% | Official base rate |
| 2014-06-25 | 2.30% | −0.10% | Official base rate |
| 2014-05-28 | 2.40% | −0.10% | Official base rate |
| 2014-04-30 | 2.50% | −0.10% | Official base rate |
| 2014-03-26 | 2.60% | −0.10% | Official base rate |
| 2014-02-19 | 2.70% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2014-01-22 | 2.85% | −0.15% | Official base rate |
| 2013-12-18 | 3.00% | −0.20% | Official base rate |
| 2013-11-27 | 3.20% | −0.20% | Official base rate |
| 2013-10-30 | 3.40% | −0.20% | Official base rate |
| 2013-09-25 | 3.60% | −0.20% | Official base rate |
| 2013-08-28 | 3.80% | −0.20% | Official base rate |
| 2013-07-24 | 4.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2013-06-26 | 4.25% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2013-05-29 | 4.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2013-04-24 | 4.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2013-03-27 | 5.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2013-02-27 | 5.25% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2013-01-30 | 5.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2012-12-19 | 5.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2012-11-28 | 6.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2012-10-31 | 6.25% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2012-09-26 | 6.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2012-08-29 | 6.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2011-12-21 | 7.00% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2011-11-30 | 6.50% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2011-01-25 | 6.00% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2010-12-21 | 5.75% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2010-11-30 | 5.50% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2010-04-27 | 5.25% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2010-03-30 | 5.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2010-02-23 | 5.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2010-01-26 | 6.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2009-12-22 | 6.25% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2009-11-24 | 6.50% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2009-10-20 | 7.00% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2009-09-29 | 7.50% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2009-08-25 | 8.00% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2009-07-28 | 8.50% | −1.00% | Official base rate |
| 2009-01-20 | 9.50% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2008-12-23 | 10.00% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2008-12-09 | 10.50% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2008-11-25 | 11.00% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2008-10-22 | 11.50% | +3.00% | Official base rate |
| 2008-05-27 | 8.50% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2008-04-29 | 8.25% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2008-04-01 | 8.00% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2007-09-25 | 7.50% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2007-06-26 | 7.75% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2006-10-25 | 8.00% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2006-09-26 | 7.75% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2006-08-29 | 7.25% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2006-07-25 | 6.75% | +0.50% | Official base rate |
| 2006-06-20 | 6.25% | +0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2005-09-20 | 6.00% | −0.25% | Official base rate |
| 2005-08-23 | 6.25% | −0.50% | Official base rate |
2026-08-265.50%
Official base rate−0.25%
2026-07-225.75%
Official base rate−0.25%
2026-07-016.00%
Official base rate−0.25%
2026-06-256.25%
Official base rate+0.25%
2026-06-246.00%
Official base rate−0.25%
2026-02-256.25%
Official base rate−0.25%
2024-09-256.50%
Official base rate−0.25%
2024-07-246.75%
Official base rate−0.25%
2024-06-197.00%
Official base rate−0.25%
2024-05-227.25%
Official base rate−0.50%
2024-04-247.75%
Official base rate−0.50%
2024-03-278.25%
Official base rate−0.75%
Where these numbers come from
Derived entirely from BIS daily policy-rate levels (WS_CBPOL); every day the level differs from the prior day is a change day. The BIS COMPILATION text did not parse into dated eras, so the whole run is tagged with a single instrument name taken from that text.