# United Kingdom Central Bank Policy Rate – Dec 18, 2025: 3.75

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/policy-rate/announcements/gbp_policy_rate_2025-12-18
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 3.75 |
| Previous | 4 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-12-18 |
| Release time (local) | 2025-12-18 12:00 Europe/London |
| Release time (UTC) | 2025-12-18 12:00 UTC |
| Release ID | gbp_policy_rate_2025-12-18 |

United Kingdom Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3.75 on Dec 18, 2025, compared with 4 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-17 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| 2026-07-30 | 3.75 | 3.75 | -- |
| 2026-06-18 | 3.75 | 3.75 | -- |
| 2025-12-18 | 3.75 | 4 | -- |
| 2025-08-07 | 4 | 4.25 | -- |
| 2025-05-08 | 4.25 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2025-02-06 | 4.5 | 4.75 | -- |
| 2024-11-07 | 4.75 | 5 | -- |
| 2024-08-01 | 5 | 5.25 | -- |
| 2023-08-03 | 5.25 | 5 | -- |
| 2023-06-22 | 5 | 4.5 | -- |
| 2023-05-11 | 4.5 | 4.25 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/gbp/policy_rate?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/policy-rate/announcements/gbp_policy_rate_2025-08-07
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/policy-rate/announcements/gbp_policy_rate_2026-06-18
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/policy-rate
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt