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Base Rate

The present Bank of England Base Rate is 4.75%.

Date of changeRate
2024-12-02 4.75
2024-11-09 4.75
2024-10-29 5
2024-09-27 5
2024-08-13 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