France Policy interest rate (ECB deposit facility rate)
France Policy interest rate (ECB deposit facility rate) is 2.5 percent, in force since 16 Sep 2026, cited to European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates table: deposit facility 2.50% with effect. It was 2.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 9 Oct 2026.
Official source: European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates table: deposit facility 2.50% with effect from 16 September · Last checked 2026-10-09 · source fingerprint
France has no national policy rate. Monetary policy for France is set by the ECB Governing Council for the whole euro area; the deposit facility rate (DFR) is the ECB's primary steering rate since the March 2024 operational framework review.
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| Current value | 2.5 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-16 |
| Official source | European Central Bank, Key ECB interest rates table: deposit facility 2.50% with effect from 16 September 2026 (Governing Council monetary policy decisions of 10 September 2026, press release ecb.mp260910) |
| Last verified | 2026-10-09 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Update, not a reconfirm. Live value was 2.25 percent effective 2026-06-17. The 10 September 2026 Governing Council decision raised the deposit facility rate to 2.50% with effect from 16 September 2026 (press release ecb.mp260910). The key ECB interest rates table latest row is 2026 16 Sep. deposit facility 2.50 (prior row 17 Jun. 2.25). One rate for the whole euro area; identical across all 21 euro-area files. No later decision as of 2026-10-09.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | 2.25 | European Central Bank, Monetary policy decisions, press… |
| 2025-06-11 | 2 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2025-04-23 | 2.25 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2025-03-12 | 2.5 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2025-02-05 | 2.75 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-12-18 | 3 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-10-23 | 3.25 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-09-18 | 3.5 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2024-06-12 | 3.75 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2023-09-20 | 4 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2023-08-02 | 3.75 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
| 2023-06-21 | 3.5 | European Central Bank - key ECB interest rates, DEPOSIT… |
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