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
2025-09-17: 7.25000000 Percent

Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail
      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
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2025-09-17       7.25  (   -0.25,  -3.33%)  100.00%
2024-12-20       7.50  (   -0.25,  -3.23%)  103.45%
2024-11-08       7.75  (   -0.25,  -3.13%)  106.90%
2024-09-19       8.00  (   -0.50,  -5.88%)  110.34%
2023-07-27       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  117.24%
2023-05-04       8.25  (    0.25,   3.13%)  113.79%
2023-03-23       8.00  (    0.25,   3.23%)  110.34%
2023-02-02       7.75  (    0.25,   3.33%)  106.90%
2022-12-15       7.50  (    0.50,   7.14%)  103.45%
2022-11-03       7.00  (    0.75,  12.00%)   96.55%
2022-09-22       6.25  (    0.75,  13.64%)   86.21%
2022-07-28       5.50  (    2.25,  69.23%)   75.86%
2021-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2020-09-17       3.25  (   -2.00, -38.10%)   44.83%
2019-09-17       5.25  (    0.25,   5.00%)   72.41%
2018-09-17       5.00  (    0.75,  17.65%)   68.97%
2017-09-17       4.25  (    0.75,  21.43%)   58.62%
2016-09-17       3.50  (    0.25,   7.69%)   48.28%
2015-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2014-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2013-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2012-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2011-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2010-09-17       3.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)   44.83%
2009-09-17       3.25  (   -1.75, -35.00%)   44.83%
2008-09-17       5.00  (   -3.25, -39.39%)   68.97%
2007-09-17       8.25  (    0.00,   0.00%)  113.79%
2006-09-17       8.25  (    1.75,  26.92%)  113.79%
2005-09-17       6.50  (    2.00,  44.44%)   89.66%
2004-09-17       4.50  (    0.50,  12.50%)   62.07%
2003-09-17       4.00  (   -0.75, -15.79%)   55.17%
2002-09-17       4.75  (   -1.75, -26.92%)   65.52%
2001-09-17       6.50  (   -3.00, -31.58%)   89.66%
2000-09-17       9.50  (    1.25,  15.15%)  131.03%
1999-09-17       8.25  (   -0.25,  -2.94%)  113.79%
1998-09-17       8.50  (    0.00,   0.00%)  117.24%
1997-09-17       8.50  (    0.25,   3.03%)  117.24%
1996-09-17       8.25  (   -0.50,  -5.71%)  113.79%
1995-09-17       8.75  (    1.00,  12.90%)  120.69%
1994-09-17       7.75  (    1.75,  29.17%)  106.90%
1993-09-17       6.00  (    0.00,   0.00%)   82.76%
1992-09-17       6.00  (   -2.00, -25.00%)   82.76%
1991-09-17       8.00  (   -2.00, -20.00%)  110.34%
1990-09-17      10.00  (   -0.50,  -4.76%)  137.93%
1989-09-17      10.50  (    0.50,   5.00%)  144.83%
1988-09-17      10.00  (    1.25,  14.29%)  137.93%
1987-09-17       8.75  (    1.25,  16.67%)  120.69%
1986-09-17       7.50  (   -2.00, -21.05%)  103.45%
1985-09-17       9.50  (   -3.50, -26.92%)  131.03%
1984-09-17      13.00  (    2.00,  18.18%)  179.31%
1983-09-17      11.00  (   -2.50, -18.52%)  151.72%
1982-09-17      13.50  (   -6.50, -32.50%)  186.21%
1981-09-17      20.00  (    7.75,  63.27%)  275.86%
1980-09-17      12.25  (   -0.75,  -5.77%)  168.97%
1979-09-17      13.00  (    3.50,  36.84%)  179.31%
1978-09-17       9.50  (    2.25,  31.03%)  131.03%
1977-09-17       7.25  (    0.25,   3.57%)  100.00%
1976-09-17       7.00  (   -1.00, -12.50%)   96.55%
1975-09-17       8.00  (    4.75, 146.15%)  110.34%
1955-08-04       3.25  (        ,        )   44.83%
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      Date    Percent   Change (Value, %)    Growth
Historical values in Percent: Summary Detail

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