boe_bank_rate: Download Bank of England Bank Rate history

In boe: Download Data from the Bank of England Statistical Database

Download Bank of England Bank Rate history

Description

Downloads the official Bank Rate (base interest rate) set by the Monetary Policy Committee. Available as a daily series from January 1975.

Usage

boe_bank_rate(
  from = "1975-01-02",
  to = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = c("daily", "monthly"),
  cache = TRUE
)

Arguments

from	Date or character (YYYY-MM-DD). Start date. Defaults to "1975-01-02".
to	Date or character (YYYY-MM-DD). End date. Defaults to today.
frequency	Character. One of "daily" (default) or "monthly" (monthly average).
cache	Logical. Use cached data if available (default TRUE).

Value

A data frame with columns:

date

Date. Observation date.

rate_pct

Numeric. Bank Rate (percent).

Source

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/

Examples

# Bank Rate since 2000
boe_bank_rate(from = "2000-01-01")

# Monthly average
boe_bank_rate(from = "2020-01-01", frequency = "monthly")

boe documentation built on March 12, 2026, 5:07 p.m.