The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) kept the five-year loan prime rate (LPR), the benchmark for mortgage rates, unchanged at a record low of 3.5% in the February fixing, as expected, marking the ninth consecutive month without a change following a 10-basis-point cut in late May. source: People's Bank of China

Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China remained unchanged at 3.50 percent in February. Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China averaged 4.25 percent from 2019 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4.85 percent in September of 2019 and a record low of 3.50 percent in May of 2025. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Loan Prime Rate 5Y. China Loan Prime Rate 5Y - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China remained unchanged at 3.50 percent in February. Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China is expected to be 3.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Loan Prime Rate 5Y is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-20 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Jan 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-02-24 01:00 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Feb 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-03-20 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Mar 3.5% 3.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 4832496.90 4736385.67 CNY Hundred Million Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio for Large Banks 7.50 7.50 percent Jan 2026
Central Bank Balance Sheet 493189.91 481591.34 CNY Hundred Million Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 3399000.00 3358000.00 USD Million Jan 2026
Interbank Rate 1.56 1.57 percent Mar 2026
Loan Prime Rate 1Y 3.00 3.00 percent Feb 2026
Liquidity Injections Via Reverse Repo 34.30 19.00 CNY Billion Mar 2026
Outstanding Loan Growth YoY 6.10 6.40 percent Jan 2026
Loan Prime Rate 5Y 3.50 3.50 percent Feb 2026
Loans To Banks 2741013.66 2693880.32 CNY Hundred Million Jan 2026
Loans to Households 837279.32 832714.26 CNY Hundred Million Jan 2026
Money Supply M0 14613.86 14126.14 CNY Billion Jan 2026
Money Supply M1 117968.05 115514.65 CNY Billion Jan 2026
M2 Money Supply YoY 347190.00 340294.81 CNY Billion Jan 2026
7-Day Reverse Repo Rate 1.40 1.40 percent Jan 2026


China Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.50 3.50 4.85 3.50 2019 - 2026 percent Monthly
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