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India interest rate

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Key data points


Last release
Observation period
Oct 9, 2024
Next release
Forecast
6.25%
Highest
14.50% on Aug 16, 2000
Lowest
4.00% on Apr 8, 2022

About India interest rate


Category
Money
Frequency
Daily
Units
%
In India, interest rate decisions are taken by the Reserve Bank of India's Central Board of Directors. The official interest rate is the benchmark repurchase rate. In 2014, the primary objective of the RBI monetary policy became price stability, giving less importance to government's borrowing, the stability of the rupee exchange rate and the need to protect exports. In February 2015, the government and the central bank agreed to set a consumer inflation target of 4 percent, with a band of plus or minus 2 percentage points, from the financial year ending in March 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions


India interest rate is 6.5% at the moment.
Last month India interest rate was 6.5%, and the month before that it amounted to 6.5%.
Interest rate is the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically an annual percentage of the loan outstanding. When it comes to the national level, interest rate is a rate at which banks borrow money from a country's central bank.
Yes, negative interest rate can be used by the government as a monetary policy tool to stimulate economy growth.
Growing or falling interest rate can influence the country's economy, stimulate it or lower the inflation level. Even people can feel the effect of interest rate's movements — for example, if interest rate increases, loans get more expensive.