Asia Interest Rate

Insights

China's Loan Prime Rate held steady at 3% in October 2025, matching the September 2025 rate.
The Bank of Japan maintained its benchmark short-term interest rate at 0.5% in September 2025.
India's interest rate remained stable at 5.5% in both August 2025 and October 2025. The Reserve Bank of India maintained this policy repo rate due to a balanced macroeconomic outlook.

Data is available for the period 1990 to 2025 across 34 countries in Asia.

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Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Next Release	Last Updated
China	3%	3%	Nov 20, 2025	Oct 20, 2025
Japan	0.5%	0.5%	Oct 29, 2025	Sep 19, 2025
India	5.5%	5.5%	Dec 05, 2025	Oct 01, 2025
South Korea	2.5%	2.5%	Nov 26, 2025	Oct 23, 2025
Indonesia	4.75%	4.75%	Nov 19, 2025	Oct 22, 2025
Saudi Arabia	4.75%	5%		Sep 18, 2025
Israel	4.5%	4.5%	Nov 24, 2025	Sep 29, 2025
United Arab Emirates	4.15%	4.4%		Sep 18, 2025
Thailand	1.5%	1.5%	Dec 17, 2025	Oct 08, 2025
Vietnam	4.5%	4.5%		Jul 31, 2025
Philippines	4.75%	5%	Dec 11, 2025	Oct 09, 2025
Bangladesh	10%	10%		Aug 31, 2025
Iran	23%	23%		Aug'25
Malaysia	2.75%	2.75%	Nov 06, 2025	Sep 04, 2025
Hong Kong	4.5%	4.75%		Sep 18, 2025
Pakistan	11%	11%	Oct 27, 2025	Sep 15, 2025
Kazakhstan	18%	16.5%	Nov 28, 2025	Oct 10, 2025
Iraq	5.5%	5.5%		Aug 31, 2025
Qatar	4.85%	5.1%		Sep 18, 2025
Kuwait	3.75%	4%		Sep 18, 2025
Uzbekistan	14%	14%	Oct 23, 2025	Oct 24, 2025
Oman	4.75%	5%		Sep 18, 2025
Sri Lanka	7.75%	7.75%	Nov 26, 2025	Sep 24, 2025
Azerbaijan	7%	7%	Dec 10, 2025	Oct 22, 2025
Myanmar	9%	9%		Aug 31, 2025
Jordan	6.25%	6.5%		Sep 30, 2025
Macao SAR China	4.5%	4.75%		Sep 18, 2025
Bahrain	5%	5.25%		Sep 18, 2025
Cambodia	0.44%	0.77%		Aug 30, 2025
Nepal	6%	6%		Aug 31, 2025
Georgia	8%	8%	Nov 05, 2025	Sep 10, 2025
Armenia	6.75%	6.75%	Nov 04, 2025	Sep'25
Mongolia	12%	12%	Dec 19, 2025	Sep 19, 2025
Taiwan	2%	2%	Dec 18, 2025	Sep 18, 2025

Asia Interest Rate : Definition

The Interest Rate set by central banks is the benchmark rate at which commercial banks can borrow money from the central bank. It is the primary tool of monetary policy, influencing borrowing costs, consumer spending, business investment, inflation, and overall economic growth.