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Norges Bank, via BIS

Norway policy rate

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4.25%

+0.25 pp last change (May 7, 2026)

As of Sep 17, 2026 | Daily (policy rate; changes on decision days)

Average
4.66%
Median
4.00%
Low
0.00% May 8, 2020
High
50.00% May 7, 1986
DateRate
Sep 17, 20264.25
Aug 31, 20264.25
Jul 31, 20264.25
Jun 30, 20264.25
May 31, 20264.25
Apr 30, 20264.00
Mar 31, 20264.00
Feb 28, 20264.00
Jan 31, 20264.00
Dec 31, 20254.00
Nov 30, 20254.00
Oct 31, 20254.00
Sep 30, 20254.00
Aug 31, 20254.25
Jul 31, 20254.25
Jun 30, 20254.25
May 31, 20254.50
Apr 30, 20254.50
Mar 31, 20254.50
Feb 28, 20254.50
Jan 31, 20254.50
Dec 31, 20244.50
Nov 30, 20244.50
Oct 31, 20244.50

About Norway's policy rate

Norges Bank policy rate (styringsrenten), from the BIS policy-rate data set (WS_CBPOL, NO). Current: 4.25% on Sep 17, 2026. Since 1993 this is the sight-deposit rate; the earlier stretch is the overnight lending rate.

The chart is a step at policy changes. From Mar 3, 1986 to Sep 17, 2026 (14,809 observations): mean 4.66%, median 4.00%; low 0.00% (May 8, 2020), high 50.00% (May 7, 1986). Not a mortgage or deposit rate. This page is not an official BIS publication.

Source: BIS central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), Norway daily. Licence: BIS statistics: unrestricted reuse with attribution; inclusion must not add a charge to users. This page is not an official BIS publication (terms). Files: data/raw/bis-no-policy.json.

Reading this series

Norway's policy rate, styringsrenten, is set by Norges Bank and is the rate the central bank uses to steer short-term money-market rates. This page uses the BIS central bank policy rate series for Norway (WS_CBPOL), compiled with Norges Bank. Since 1993 the series is the sight-deposit rate; the earlier stretch is the overnight lending rate, which was the policy instrument before that. Changes come only at Norges Bank's policy meetings, so the series is drawn as daily steps.

Read the headline with its as-of date, then the "versus the previous reading" line. Where the rate has been unchanged, the page surfaces the date of the last actual move rather than a run of zero values. Mean, median, low and high are arithmetic summaries of the observations in this build, not official figures. Chart and Table present one series two ways, the range buttons only filter what is drawn, and Explore adds zoom and pan on request. The policy rate is not a mortgage or deposit rate, and this page is not an official BIS publication.

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The Canada desk leads with the Bank of Canada's target for the overnight rate, then CORRA, the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average. US, UK and other official rates follow in the menu. The target is a policy setting the Bank changes at fixed announcement dates; CORRA is a market benchmark calculated from repo transactions and published, not set, by the Bank. Keeping both on one desk shows the policy rate and the market rate it steers.

All series are read from official files and republished without alteration. As on the US desk, Canadian dates are written month-first. The build covers two Canadian series only; it does not publish a Canadian mortgage or deposit rate because none is ingested. Every desk shows the same set in a different order, so the numbers are identical whichever desk you use. Nothing here is financial advice.