The central bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent on February 22nd 2021, in line with forecasts. Policymakers noted that the fast pace of the inoculation process in Israel increases the optimism regarding a rapid return of the economy to a path of growth in the coming year. However, the risks to economic activity remain high and the adverse impact on the economy, and particularly on the labor market, is expected to be prolonged. The Committee will therefore continue to utilize a range of tools in order to increase the extent of the monetary policy accommodation and to ensure the continued orderly functioning of the financial markets. source: Bank of Israel
Interest Rate in Israel averaged 5.22 percent from 1996 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 17 percent in June of 1996 and a record low of 0.10 percent in March of 2015. This page provides - Israel Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Israel Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2021.
Interest Rate in Israel is expected to be 0.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Interest Rate in Israel to stand at 0.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Israel Interest Rate is projected to trend around 0.25 percent in 2022 and 0.50 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.