Riksbank policy rate

Sweden’s policy rate

The policy rate is an interest rate set by the central bank to guide short-term rates. Sweden's series is a point rate, with a single percentage value for each observation. Its currency is SEK. The Riksbank called this instrument the repo rate until 8 June 2022; Narwhal uses the identifier policy_rate.

Recent rate changes

The Riksbank series records dates as observed_on, the date the source recorded the value. An effective_on field would identify the date a rate took effect. Each observation contains exactly one of these date fields. This source has daily rows, so the changes table selects only days when the value changed. A daily observation with the same value as the preceding row adds no new rate change.

Get the Riksbank policy rate from the API

1. Request the latest observation Access includes every plan, including Free, with live access and one metered unit per request. Use uppercase SWE for Sweden.
   Latest rate

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   curl "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/SWE/central-bank/policy-rate" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"

2. Look up a past date Pass date to select the latest source observation at or before that day. Without it, the request selects the latest observation at or before today in UTC. Missing days are left missing, and future effective dates never replace the current rate early.
   Rate at or before a date

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   curl "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/SWE/central-bank/policy-rate?date=2022-06-08" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"

3. Request historical rows Set start for the history request. Results arrive oldest first inside observations. The default limit is 100, with a permitted range of 1 to 1000. Add end when you need an end date.
   Policy-rate history

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   curl "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/SWE/central-bank/policy-rate/history?start=1994-06-01&limit=100" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"

{
  "country": "SWE",
  "authority": "sveriges_riksbank",
  "currency": "SEK",
  "instrument": "policy_rate",
  "rate_type": "point",
  "rate": "2.50",
  "qualifier": "exact",
  "unit": "percent",
  "observed_on": "1994-06-01"
}

History coverage

Sveriges Riksbank is the source of these observations. Values retain their published form as decimal strings in percent per annum. The history response preserves daily observations, while the recent-changes display selects changes in value.

How do I get the Riksbank policy rate history?

Request the history route with SWE, then pass each returned next_cursor as the next request's cursor. Continue until next_cursor is null. Each request consumes a metered unit, including requests for subsequent pages.

A cursor pins the publication snapshot for pagination. An expired cursor or withdrawn source rights produces an error. Keep observed_on alongside each rate when you store the rows so its source observation date stays attached.

Source

Source: Sveriges Riksbank, 2026-10-28.

Each response row has its own date in observed_on. Use that row's date with the source notice when you identify an individual observation. The illustrative response uses an example value and does not state the current rate.