Austria Central Bank Policy Rate

Austria Central Bank Policy Rate stands at 2.25% as of June 2026, up from 2.00% a year earlier. The reading sits in the 65th percentile of its history back to 1999.

What it is & how to read it

Austria's key policy interest rate — the rate the central bank sets to steer the economy, which anchors borrowing costs across the financial system. Rate cuts ease financial conditions and have historically supported asset prices, especially when they come early in a cycle; sustained hiking campaigns do the reverse. The 12-month change in this rate is often a cleaner investment signal than its level, since what matters is whether policy is becoming easier or tighter relative to what markets have priced. Data: Bank for International Settlements policy-rate statistics. Euro-area members share the European Central Bank's policy rate; this chart shows the ECB rate as it applies to Austria.

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