What are Historical Values of the US Prime Rates?

Here are Historical Values of the US Prime Rates for commercial banks providing short-term loans to their most creditworthy customers.

US Prime Rate
US: PRIME
2025-10-30: 7.00000000 Percent

Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail
      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2025-10-30       7.00  (   -0.25,  -3.45%)  100.00%
2025-09-17       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  103.57%
2024-12-20       7.50  (   -0.25,  -3.23%)  107.14%
2024-11-08       7.75  (   -0.25,  -3.13%)  110.71%
2024-09-19       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  114.29%
2023-07-27       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  121.43%
2023-05-04       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  117.86%
2023-03-23       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  114.29%
2023-02-02       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  110.71%
2022-12-15       7.50  (    0.50,   7.14%)  107.14%
2022-11-03       7.00  (    0.75,  12.00%)  100.00%
2022-09-22       6.25  (    3.00,  92.31%)   89.29%
2021-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2020-10-30       3.25  (   -1.75, -35.00%)   46.43%
2019-10-30       5.00  (   -0.25,  -4.76%)   71.43%
2018-10-30       5.25  (    1.00,  23.53%)   75.00%
2017-10-30       4.25  (    0.75,  21.43%)   60.71%
2016-10-30       3.50  (    0.25,   7.69%)   50.00%
2015-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2014-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2013-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2012-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2011-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2010-10-30       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   46.43%
2009-10-30       3.25  (   -0.75, -18.75%)   46.43%
2008-10-30       4.00  (   -3.75, -48.39%)   57.14%
2007-10-30       7.75  (   -0.50,  -6.06%)  110.71%
2006-10-30       8.25  (    1.50,  22.22%)  117.86%
2005-10-30       6.75  (    2.00,  42.11%)   96.43%
2004-10-30       4.75  (    0.75,  18.75%)   67.86%
2003-10-30       4.00  (   -0.75, -15.79%)   57.14%
2002-10-30       4.75  (   -0.75, -13.64%)   67.86%
2001-10-30       5.50  (   -4.00, -42.11%)   78.57%
2000-10-30       9.50  (    1.25,  15.15%)  135.71%
1999-10-30       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  117.86%
1998-10-30       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  114.29%
1997-10-30       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  121.43%
1996-10-30       8.25  (   -0.50,  -5.71%)  117.86%
1995-10-30       8.75  (    1.00,  12.90%)  125.00%
1994-10-30       7.75  (    1.75,  29.17%)  110.71%
1993-10-30       6.00  (    0.00,   0.00%)   85.71%
1992-10-30       6.00  (   -2.00, -25.00%)   85.71%
1991-10-30       8.00  (   -2.00, -20.00%)  114.29%
1990-10-30      10.00  (   -0.50,  -4.76%)  142.86%
1989-10-30      10.50  (    0.50,   5.00%)  150.00%
1988-10-30      10.00  (    1.00,  11.11%)  142.86%
1987-10-30       9.00  (    1.50,  20.00%)  128.57%
1986-10-30       7.50  (   -2.00, -21.05%)  107.14%
1985-10-30       9.50  (   -2.50, -20.83%)  135.71%
1984-10-30      12.00  (    1.00,   9.09%)  171.43%
1983-10-30      11.00  (   -1.00,  -8.33%)  157.14%
1982-10-30      12.00  (   -6.00, -33.33%)  171.43%
1981-10-30      18.00  (    3.50,  24.14%)  257.14%
1980-10-30      14.50  (   -0.50,  -3.33%)  207.14%
1979-10-30      15.00  (    4.75,  46.34%)  214.29%
1978-10-30      10.25  (    2.50,  32.26%)  146.43%
1977-10-30       7.75  (    1.25,  19.23%)  110.71%
1976-10-30       6.50  (   -1.25, -16.13%)   92.86%
1975-10-30       7.75  (    4.50, 138.46%)  110.71%
1955-08-04       3.25  (        ,        )   46.43%
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail

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