The interest rate in the European Central Bank's Deposit Facility was left unchanged at 2.0% by the monetary authority in its March 2026 decision. Deposit Interest Rate in Euro Area averaged 1.27 percent from 1999 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4.00 percent in September of 2023 and a record low of -0.50 percent in September of 2019. source: European Central Bank

Deposit Interest Rate In the Euro Area remained unchanged at 2 percent in March.

Deposit Interest Rate In the Euro Area remained unchanged at 2 percent in March. Deposit Interest Rate in Euro Area is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Deposit Facility Rate is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-18 01:15 PM Deposit Facility Rate 2% 2% 2% 2%
2026-02-05 01:15 PM Deposit Facility Rate 2% 2% 2% 2%
2026-03-19 01:15 PM Deposit Facility Rate 2% 2% 2% 2%
2026-04-30 12:15 PM Deposit Facility Rate
2026-06-11 12:15 PM Deposit Facility Rate
2026-07-23 12:15 PM Deposit Facility Rate


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Central Bank Balance Sheet 6155306.00 6168261.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Deposit Facility Rate 2.00 2.00 percent Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 128.36 124.87 USD Billion Feb 2026
ECB Interest Rate 2.15 2.15 percent Mar 2026
Marginal Lending Rate 2.40 2.40 percent Mar 2026
Loans to Households YoY 3.00 3.00 percent Feb 2026
Loans to Non-financial Corporations 5356755.00 5341091.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
Longer-Term Refinancing Operations 10.57 11.23 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 11235768.00 11225427.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 16245831.00 16204710.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
Money Supply M3 17344679.00 17206690.00 EUR Million Jan 2026
Refinancing Operations 10.65 10.04 EUR Billion Dec 2025


Euro Area Deposit Facility Rate
The deposit facility, as a standing facility, aims to absorb overnight liquidity, signal the general stance of monetary policy and normally provides a floor for the overnight market interest rate. The deposit facility is used at overnight deposits with the national central banks.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.00 2.00 4.00 -0.50 1999 - 2026 percent Monthly