The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) maintained the five-year loan prime rate (LPR), the benchmark for mortgage rates, unchanged at a record low of 3.5% for an eighth consecutive month in the January fixing, following a 10-basis-point cut in May. Recent data showed that new home prices in China declined for the 30th consecutive month and at the steepest pace in five months, underscoring Beijing’s ongoing struggle to counter prolonged weakness in the property sector. source: People's Bank of China

Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China remained unchanged at 3.50 percent in January. Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China averaged 4.26 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 February of 2026.

Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China remained unchanged at 3.50 percent in January. 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 3.35 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-22 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Dec 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-01-20 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Jan 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-02-24 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Feb 3.5% 3.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 4736385.67 4718865.01 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio for Large Banks 7.50 7.50 percent Jan 2026
Central Bank Balance Sheet 481591.34 472969.70 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves 3399000.00 3358000.00 USD Million Jan 2026
Interbank Rate 1.58 1.58 percent Feb 2026
Loan Prime Rate 1Y 3.00 3.00 percent Jan 2026
Liquidity Injections Via Reverse Repo 78.50 311.40 CNY Billion Feb 2026
Outstanding Loan Growth YoY 6.40 6.40 percent Dec 2025
Loan Prime Rate 5Y 3.50 3.50 percent Jan 2026
Loans To Banks 2693880.32 2684848.02 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Loans to Households 832714.26 833631.03 CNY Hundred Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M0 14126.14 13736.94 CNY Billion Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 115514.65 112886.66 CNY Billion Dec 2025
M2 Money Supply YoY 340294.81 336989.05 CNY Billion Dec 2025
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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