The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) maintained the five-year loan prime rate (LPR), the benchmark for mortgage rates, at a record low of 3.5% for a 15th consecutive month in its June fixing, following a 10-basis-point cut in May 2025. Recent data showed that new home prices in China declined for the 37th consecutive month, reflecting persistent weakness in the property sector, though the pace of contraction was the lowest in five months as ongoing policy support helped ease pressure on the property market. source: People's Bank of China

Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China remained unchanged at 3.50 percent in August. Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China averaged 4.20 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 August of 2026.

Loan Prime Rate 5Y in China remained unchanged at 3.50 percent in August. 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
2026-07-20 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Jul 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-08-20 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Aug 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
2026-09-21 01:15 AM
Loan Prime Rate 5Y
Sep 3.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 4915100.33 4916216.28 CNY Hundred Million Jul 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio for Large Banks 7.50 7.50 percent Jul 2026
Central Bank Balance Sheet 502068.47 494334.98 CNY Hundred Million Jul 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 3419000.00 3416000.00 USD Million Jul 2026
Interbank Rate 1.43 1.43 percent Aug 2026
Loan Prime Rate 1Y 3.00 3.00 percent Aug 2026
Liquidity Injections Via Reverse Repo 95.00 0.00 CNY Billion Aug 2026
Outstanding Loan Growth YoY 5.10 5.30 percent Jul 2026
Loan Prime Rate 5Y 3.50 3.50 percent Aug 2026
Loans To Banks 2791672.86 2797292.43 CNY Hundred Million Jul 2026
Loans to Households 824443.26 829045.57 CNY Hundred Million Jul 2026
Money Supply M0 14820.29 14736.48 CNY Billion Jul 2026
Money Supply M1 115462.30 118477.55 CNY Billion Jul 2026
M2 Money Supply YoY 356709.76 353668.89 CNY Billion Jun 2026
7-Day Reverse Repo Rate 1.40 1.40 percent Jul 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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