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# Source:  Bank of England Interest Rates
- URL: https://wisener.net/source-bank-of-england-interest-rates/
- Published: 2025-08-18T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T18:27:18.000Z
- Description: Interest rates from the Bank of England are used on this site for various reasons to enhance insights, as well as to provide a simple dashboard for easy reference.
- Author: Lee Wisener
- Tags: BoE, Interest, #Import 2026-10-12 18:55

The dataset for interest rates is small for a change! The data can be found on this link

[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/Bank-Rate.asp](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/boeapps/database/Bank-Rate.asp?ref=wisener.net)

The data can be downloaded in CSV or Excel format; either is acceptable, depending on the purpose.

**A simple dataset of:**

1. Date changed
2. Rate

Interest rates are determined at the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, which takes placeevery 6 weeks. There are usually 8 meetings each year.

Meeting Calendar can be found here:

[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/upcoming-mpc-dates](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/upcoming-mpc-dates?ref=wisener.net)

Voting outcomes from the committee can be downloaded here. Data on voting back to 1977.

[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/monetary-policy-summary-and-minutes/mpcvoting.xlsx](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/monetary-policy-summary-and-minutes/mpcvoting.xlsx?ref=wisener.net)