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Poland interest rate

National Bank of Poland

Policy rate
3.75%
Sep 22, 2026
Last move
−0.25 pt
Mar 2026
Inflation
3.0%
Jun 2026
10-year bond yield
5.81%
Aug 2026

The policy rate set by the National Bank of Poland is 3.75% as of Sep 22, 2026. Its most recent move: it cut its rate from 4.00% to 3.75% (Mar 2026). The rate is 1.00 percentage points lower than a year earlier. With consumer prices up 3.0% over the 12 months to Jun 2026, the real rate (policy rate minus inflation) is +0.7%: borrowing costs are above inflation.

Policy rate over the past two years

Aug 2024Sep 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2026: 3.75%

Rate changes

WhenDecisionFromToChange
Mar 2026Cut4.00%3.75%−0.25 pt
Dec 2025Cut4.25%4.00%−0.25 pt
Nov 2025Cut4.50%4.25%−0.25 pt
Oct 2025Cut4.75%4.50%−0.25 pt
Sep 2025Cut5.00%4.75%−0.25 pt
Jul 2025Cut5.25%5.00%−0.25 pt
May 2025Cut5.75%5.25%−0.50 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)

Jul 2024Jun 2026
Jun 2026: 3.0%

10-year government bond yield

Jan 2026Aug 2026
Aug 2026: 5.81%

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