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Policy rate
% per year, central-bank policy rate
- Order
- Highest to lowest · Show lowest first
- Countries
- 46 of 54 have data · 8 without data
- Period
- Latest figures range from 7 Jan 2026 to 5 Oct 2026.
- Source
- Our collectors · on change
Each rate is shown with the date it was last set; a rate stays in force until the central bank changes it.
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| Rank | Country | Value (%) | Set on | Change from previous figure | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe+ compare | 27.5% ↓ 7.5 pts from previous figure | 5 Oct 2026 | ↓ 7.5 pts | + compare |
| 2 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria+ compare | 26.5% | 21 Jul 2026 | — | + compare |
| 3 | 🇲🇼 Malawi+ compare | 24% | 1 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 4 | 🇪🇬 Egypt+ compare | 19% | 12 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 5 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone+ compare | 17.25% ↑ 0.25 pts from previous figure | 5 Oct 2026 | ↑ 0.25 pts | + compare |
| 6 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia+ compare | 16% | 13 Jul 2026 | — | + compare |
| 7 | 🇱🇷 Liberia+ compare | 16% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 8 | 🇦🇴 Angola+ compare | 14.75% ↓ 1 pts from previous figure | 21 Sep 2026 | ↓ 1 pts | + compare |
| 9 | 🇬🇲 Gambia+ compare | 14% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 10 | 🇬🇭 Ghana+ compare | 14% ↓ 1.5 pts from previous figure | 18 Mar 2026 | ↓ 1.5 pts | + compare |
| 11 | 🇿🇲 Zambia+ compare | 13.25% | 12 May 2026 | — | + compare |
| 12 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo+ compare | 12.5% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 13 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar+ compare | 12.5% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 14 | 🇧🇮 Burundi+ compare | 10% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 15 | 🇺🇬 Uganda+ compare | 9.75% | 13 Aug 2026 | — | + compare |
| 16 | 🇬🇳 Guinea+ compare | 9.5% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 17 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique+ compare | 9.25% | 29 Jul 2026 | — | + compare |
| 18 | 🇰🇪 Kenya+ compare | 8.75% | 11 Aug 2026 | — | + compare |
| 19 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda+ compare | 8.75% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 20 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini+ compare | 7% ↑ 0.25 pts from previous figure | 5 Oct 2026 | ↑ 0.25 pts | + compare |
| 21 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho+ compare | 7% ↑ 0.25 pts from previous figure | 5 Oct 2026 | ↑ 0.25 pts | + compare |
| 22 | 🇿🇦 South Africa+ compare | 7% | 29 May 2026 | — | + compare |
| 23 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia+ compare | 7% | 11 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 24 | 🇳🇦 Namibia+ compare | 6.75% | 11 Aug 2026 | — | + compare |
| 25 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania+ compare | 6.25% | 2 Jul 2026 | — | + compare |
| 26 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania+ compare | 6% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 27 | 🇧🇼 Botswana+ compare | 5.5% | 18 May 2026 | — | + compare |
| 28 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius+ compare | 4.75% | 12 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 29 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon+ compare | 4.5% | 29 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 30 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic+ compare | 4.5% | 29 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 31 | 🇹🇩 Chad+ compare | 4.5% | 29 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 32 | 🇨🇬 Congo+ compare | 4.5% | 29 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 33 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea+ compare | 4.5% | 29 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 34 | 🇬🇦 Gabon+ compare | 4.5% | 29 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 35 | 🇧🇯 Benin+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 36 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 37 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 38 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 39 | 🇲🇱 Mali+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 40 | 🇳🇪 Niger+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 41 | 🇸🇳 Senegal+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 42 | 🇹🇬 Togo+ compare | 3% | 16 Mar 2026 | — | + compare |
| 43 | 🇩🇿 Algeria+ compare | 2.5% | 7 Jan 2026 | — | + compare |
| 44 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde+ compare | 2.5% | 14 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| 45 | 🇲🇦 Morocco+ compare | 2.25% | 23 Jun 2026 | — | + compare |
| 46 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles+ compare | 1.75% | 12 Sep 2026 | — | + compare |
| Median | 6.88% | median of shown |
Equal values are listed alphabetically and numbered in sequence. “—” in the change column means there is no earlier figure to compare with.
8 countries have no figure and are not ranked
Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Libya, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
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