Qatar QCB Deposit Rate (QCBDR)
Qatar QCB Deposit Rate (QCBDR) is 4.1 percent, in force since 17 Sep 2026, cited to Qatar Central Bank monetary policy decision, 16 Sep 2026. It was 3.85 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 24 Oct 2026.
Official source: Qatar Central Bank monetary policy decision, 16 Sep 2026 (Qatar News Agency, official state agency) · Last checked 2026-10-24 · source fingerprint
The QCB Deposit Rate is Qatar Central Bank's official overnight rate at which banks place funds with the QCB, and QCB's stated primary operating target (it manages the average overnight interbank rate, AOIR, toward the QCBDR). QCB also sets a Lending Rate (QCBLR, the overnight borrowing rate) and a Repo Rate (QCBRR, collateralised, between the two). Because the Qatari riyal is pegged to the US dollar at USD 1 = QAR 3.64, QCB moves in step with the US Federal Reserve.
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| Current value | 4.1 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-17 |
| Official source | Qatar Central Bank monetary policy decision, 16 Sep 2026 (Qatar News Agency, official state agency): 'The Qatar Central Bank announced today an increase in its deposit interest rate (QCBDR) by 25 basis points to 4.10 percent ... raise the lending rate (QCBLR) by 25 basis points to 4.60 percent, and to increase the repo rate (QCB Repo Rate) by 25 basis points to 4.35 percent. ... the decision to raise the interest rate will come into effect starting tomorrow Thursday.' |
| Last verified | 2026-10-24 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Headline served value is the QCB Deposit Rate (QCBDR). Raised 25bp from 3.85% to 4.10% by the QCB Monetary Policy Committee on 16 September 2026, following the US Federal Reserve's hike the same day; QCBLR 4.60%, QCBRR 4.35%. This time QCB named a commencement date (Thursday 17 September 2026), so effective_from is 2026-09-17 rather than the decision date used for the 2025 rows, where no commencement date was published. qcb.gov.qa is script-rendered and serves an incomplete TLS chain; read from QNA on 2026-10-24.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | 3.85 | Qatar Central Bank monetary policy decision, 10 Dec 2025 —… |
| 2025-10-29 | 4.1 | Qatar Central Bank monetary policy decision, 29 Oct 2025 —… |
| 2025-09-17 | 4.35 | Qatar Central Bank monetary policy decision, 17 Sep 2025 —… |
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