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Real policy rate in Israel

Does money at the central bank’s rate actually beat inflation?

Israel's real policy rate is 0.21 % — #33 of 53 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09.

0.21%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2026-09

Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)

Positive: money in the bank in Israel currently grows 0.2 pp faster than prices.

Real policy rate in Israel over time

0.71 %0.46 %0.21 %0.71 % · June 2026June 2026: 0.71 %July 2026: 0.46 %September 2026: 0.21 %June 2026July 2026September 20260.21 %
3 official observations, June 2026 → September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#33 of 53
higher is better
Ranked behind
38 %
20 of 53 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.25 pp
since July 2026
Below its peak
0.50 pp
peak 0.71 % in June 2026
Full series
▼ 0.50 pp
since June 2026

In Asia: #11 of 12vs median 0.88 %: −0.67 pp (worse)

Among 53 countries

2 of 53 countries between -1.92 % and -1.62 %1 of 53 countries between -1.62 % and -1.32 %4 of 53 countries between -1.32 % and -1.02 %1 of 53 countries between -1.02 % and -0.72 %1 of 53 countries between -0.72 % and -0.42 %3 of 53 countries between -0.42 % and -0.12 %7 of 53 countries between -0.12 % and 0.18 %7 of 53 countries between 0.18 % and 0.48 %4 of 53 countries between 0.78 % and 1.08 %5 of 53 countries between 1.08 % and 1.38 %3 of 53 countries between 1.38 % and 1.68 %1 of 53 countries between 1.68 % and 1.98 %1 of 53 countries between 1.98 % and 2.28 %2 of 53 countries between 2.28 % and 2.58 %4 of 53 countries between 2.58 % and 2.88 %1 of 53 countries between 2.88 % and 3.18 %1 of 53 countries between 3.18 % and 3.48 %2 of 53 countries between 3.78 % and 4.08 %3 of 53 countries between 4.98 % and 5.28 %median 0.88 %Israel: ahead of 38 % of the 53 countries with a published real policy rateIsrael 0.21 %-1.92 %5.28 %
Half of all 53 countries sit between -0.06 % and 2.16 %. Israel is ahead of 38 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryReal policy ratevs Israel
31 Luxembourg0.24 %+0.03 pp
32 Denmark0.21 %—
33 Israel0.21 %—
34 Canada0.18 %−0.03 pp
35 Portugal0.16 %−0.05 pp

Policy rate minus annual CPI inflation — positive means money in the bank beats inflation. Our calculation from separately sourced components.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation: the central bank policy rate minus annual CPI inflation. It answers one question — does parked money beat rising prices? Both components are separately sourced official figures, and we never compute it when either leg is missing.

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