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
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      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  (    0.75,  13.64%)   89.29%
2022-07-28       5.50  (    0.75,  15.79%)   78.57%
2022-06-16       4.75  (    0.75,  18.75%)   67.86%
2022-05-05       4.00  (    0.50,  14.29%)   57.14%
2022-03-17       3.50  (    0.25,   7.69%)   50.00%
2020-03-16       3.25  (   -1.00, -23.53%)   46.43%
2020-03-04       4.25  (   -0.50, -10.53%)   60.71%
2019-10-31       4.75  (   -0.25,  -5.00%)   67.86%
2019-09-19       5.00  (   -0.25,  -4.76%)   71.43%
2019-08-01       5.25  (   -0.25,  -4.55%)   75.00%
2018-12-20       5.50  (    0.25,   4.76%)   78.57%
2018-09-27       5.25  (    0.25,   5.00%)   75.00%
2018-06-14       5.00  (    0.25,   5.26%)   71.43%
2018-03-22       4.75  (    0.25,   5.56%)   67.86%
2017-12-14       4.50  (    0.25,   5.88%)   64.29%
2017-06-15       4.25  (    0.25,   6.25%)   60.71%
2017-03-16       4.00  (    0.25,   6.67%)   57.14%
2016-12-15       3.75  (    0.25,   7.14%)   53.57%
2015-12-17       3.50  (    0.25,   7.69%)   50.00%
2008-12-16       3.25  (   -0.75, -18.75%)   46.43%
2008-10-29       4.00  (   -0.50, -11.11%)   57.14%
2008-10-08       4.50  (   -0.50, -10.00%)   64.29%
2008-04-30       5.00  (   -0.25,  -4.76%)   71.43%
2008-03-18       5.25  (   -0.75, -12.50%)   75.00%
2008-01-30       6.00  (   -0.50,  -7.69%)   85.71%
2008-01-22       6.50  (   -0.75, -10.34%)   92.86%
2007-12-11       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  103.57%
2007-10-31       7.50  (   -0.25,  -3.23%)  107.14%
2007-09-18       7.75  (   -0.50,  -6.06%)  110.71%
2006-06-29       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  117.86%
2006-05-10       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  114.29%
2006-03-28       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  110.71%
2006-01-31       7.50  (    0.25,   3.45%)  107.14%
2005-12-13       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  103.57%
2005-11-01       7.00  (    0.25,   3.70%)  100.00%
2005-09-20       6.75  (    0.25,   3.85%)   96.43%
2005-08-09       6.50  (    0.25,   4.00%)   92.86%
2005-06-30       6.25  (    0.25,   4.17%)   89.29%
2005-05-03       6.00  (    0.25,   4.35%)   85.71%
2005-03-22       5.75  (    0.25,   4.55%)   82.14%
2005-02-02       5.50  (    0.25,   4.76%)   78.57%
2004-12-15       5.25  (    0.25,   5.00%)   75.00%
2004-11-10       5.00  (    0.25,   5.26%)   71.43%
2004-09-21       4.75  (    0.25,   5.56%)   67.86%
2004-08-11       4.50  (    0.25,   5.88%)   64.29%
2004-07-01       4.25  (    0.25,   6.25%)   60.71%
2003-06-27       4.00  (   -0.25,  -5.88%)   57.14%
2002-11-07       4.25  (   -0.50, -10.53%)   60.71%
2001-12-12       4.75  (   -0.25,  -5.00%)   67.86%
2001-11-07       5.00  (   -0.50,  -9.09%)   71.43%
2001-10-03       5.50  (   -0.50,  -8.33%)   78.57%
2001-09-18       6.00  (   -0.50,  -7.69%)   85.71%
2001-08-22       6.50  (   -0.25,  -3.70%)   92.86%
2001-06-28       6.75  (   -0.25,  -3.57%)   96.43%
2001-05-16       7.00  (   -0.50,  -6.67%)  100.00%
2001-04-19       7.50  (   -0.50,  -6.25%)  107.14%
2001-03-21       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  114.29%
2001-02-01       8.50  (   -0.50,  -5.56%)  121.43%
2001-01-04       9.00  (   -0.50,  -5.26%)  128.57%
2000-05-17       9.50  (    0.50,   5.56%)  135.71%
2000-03-22       9.00  (    0.25,   2.86%)  128.57%
2000-02-03       8.75  (    0.25,   2.94%)  125.00%
1999-11-17       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  121.43%
1999-08-25       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  117.86%
1999-07-01       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  114.29%
1998-11-18       7.75  (   -0.25,  -3.13%)  110.71%
1998-10-16       8.00  (   -0.25,  -3.03%)  114.29%
1998-09-30       8.25  (   -0.25,  -2.94%)  117.86%
1997-03-26       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  121.43%
1996-02-01       8.25  (   -0.25,  -2.94%)  117.86%
1995-12-20       8.50  (   -0.25,  -2.86%)  121.43%
1995-07-07       8.75  (   -0.25,  -2.78%)  125.00%
1995-02-01       9.00  (    0.50,   5.88%)  128.57%
1994-11-15       8.50  (    0.75,   9.68%)  121.43%
1994-08-16       7.75  (    0.50,   6.90%)  110.71%
1994-05-17       7.25  (    0.50,   7.41%)  103.57%
1994-04-19       6.75  (    0.50,   8.00%)   96.43%
1994-03-24       6.25  (    0.25,   4.17%)   89.29%
1992-07-02       6.00  (   -0.50,  -7.69%)   85.71%
1991-12-23       6.50  (   -1.00, -13.33%)   92.86%
1991-11-06       7.50  (   -0.50,  -6.25%)  107.14%
1991-09-13       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  114.29%
1991-05-01       8.50  (   -0.50,  -5.56%)  121.43%
1991-02-04       9.00  (   -0.50,  -5.26%)  128.57%
1991-01-02       9.50  (   -0.50,  -5.00%)  135.71%
1990-01-08      10.00  (   -0.50,  -4.76%)  142.86%
1989-07-31      10.50  (   -0.50,  -4.55%)  150.00%
1989-06-05      11.00  (   -0.50,  -4.35%)  157.14%
1989-02-24      11.50  (    0.50,   4.55%)  164.29%
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail
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