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Czechia interest rate

Czech National Bank

Policy rate
3.75%
Sep 21, 2026
Last move
+0.25 pt
Jun 2026
Inflation
1.9%
Aug 2026
10-year bond yield
4.91%
Aug 2026

The policy rate set by the Czech National Bank is 3.75% as of Sep 21, 2026. Its most recent move: it raised its rate from 3.50% to 3.75% (Jun 2026). The rate is 0.25 percentage points higher than a year earlier. With consumer prices up 1.9% over the 12 months to Aug 2026, the real rate (policy rate minus inflation) is +1.8%: borrowing costs are above inflation.

Policy rate over the past two years

Aug 2024Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026: 3.75%

Rate changes

WhenDecisionFromToChange
Jun 2026Hike3.50%3.75%+0.25 pt
May 2025Cut3.75%3.50%−0.25 pt
Feb 2025Cut4.00%3.75%−0.25 pt
Nov 2024Cut4.25%4.00%−0.25 pt
Sep 2024Cut4.50%4.25%−0.25 pt

Changes between month-end rates, plus the latest daily reading. Two decisions in one month show up as a single change.

Inflation (% vs a year earlier)

Aug 2024Aug 2026
Aug 2026: 1.9%

10-year government bond yield

Jan 2026Aug 2026
Aug 2026: 4.91%

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Source: BIS; inflation: IMF CPI; bond yield: OECD. Updated daily. All central bank rates · Czechia economy dashboard