Timeline: How RBI's repo rate has changed since June 2000

The Reserve Bank of India left interest rates unchanged on Friday, meeting market expectations, as ‌it ⁠awaits ⁠data to judge if higher oil prices are stoking inflationary pressures across Asia's third largest economy.

The six-member ⁠Monetary Policy ‌Committee voted to keep the repo ⁠rate unchanged at 5.25%, while maintaining its policy stance as "neutral".



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Here is a timeline of changes to India's benchmark repo ‌rate since June 2000:

RATE (%)	EFFECTIVE DATE
5.25	05-08-2026
5.25	05-06-2026
5.25	08-04-2026
5.25	06-02-2026
5.25	05-12-2025
5.5	01-10-2025
5.5	06-08-2025
5.5	06-06-2025
6	09-04-2025
6.25	07-02-2025
6.5	06-12-2024
6.5	09-10-2024
6.5	08-08-2024
6.5	07-06-2024
6.5	05-04-2024
6.5	08-02-2024
6.5	08-12-2023
6.5	06-10-2023
6.5	08-06-2023
6.5	06-04-2023
6.5	08-02-2023
6.25	07-12-2022
5.9	30-09-2022
5.4	05-08-2022
4.9	08-06-2022
4.4	04-05-2022
4	22-05-2020
4.4	27-03-2020
5.15	06-02-2020
5.15	05-12-2019
5.15	04-10-2019
5.4	07-08-2019
5.75	06-06-2019
6	04-04-2019
6.25	07-02-2019
6.5	01-08-2018
6.25	06-06-2018
6	02-08-2017
6.25	04-10-2016
6.5	05-04-2016
6.75	29-09-2015
7.25	02-06-2015
7.5	04-03-2015
7.75	15-01-2015
8	28-01-2014
7.75	29-10-2013
7.5	20-09-2013
7.25	03-05-2013
7.5	19-03-2013
7.75	29-01-2013
8	17-04-2012
8.5	25-10-2011
8.25	16-09-2011
8	26-07-2011
7.5	16-06-2011
7.25	03-05-2011
6.75	17-03-2011
6.5	25-01-2011
6.25	02-11-2010
6	16-09-2010
5.75	27-07-2010
5.5	02-07-2010
5.25	20-04-2010
5	19-03-2010
4.75	21-04-2009
5	04-03-2009
5.5	02-01-2009
6.5	08-12-2008
7.5	03-11-2008
8	20-10-2008
9	29-07-2008
8.5	24-06-2008
8	11-06-2008
7.75	30-03-2007
7.5	31-01-2007
7.25	30-10-2006
7	25-07-2006
6.75	08-06-2006
6.5	24-01-2006
6.25	26-10-2005
6	31-03-2004
7	19-03-2003
7.1	07-03-2003
7.5	12-11-2002
8	28-03-2002
8.5	07-06-2001
8.75	30-04-2001
9	09-03-2001
10	06-11-2000
10.3	13-10-2000
13.5	06-09-2000
15	30-08-2000
16	09-08-2000
10	21-07-2000
9	13-07-2000
12.3	28-06-2000
12.6	27-06-2000
13.1	23-06-2000
13	22-06-2000
13.5	21-06-2000
14	20-06-2000
13.5	19-06-2000
10.9	14-06-2000
9.55	13-06-2000
9.25	12-06-2000
9.05	09-06-2000
9	07-06-2000
9.05	05-06-2000