Euro area bank interest rate statistics: August 2026

Bank interest rates for corporations

Chart 1

Bank interest rates on new loans to, and deposits from, euro area corporations

Data for cost of borrowing and deposit interest rates for corporations (Chart 1)

The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator, which combines interest rates on all loans to corporations, remained broadly unchanged in August 2026. The interest rate on new loans of over €1 million with a floating rate and an initial rate fixation period of up to three months decreased by 14 basis points to 3.34%. The rate on new loans of the same size with an initial rate fixation period of over three months and up to one year fell by 6 basis points to 3.78%. The interest rate on new loans of over €1 million with an initial rate fixation period of over ten years remained broadly unchanged at 3.74%. In the case of new loans of up to €250,000 with a floating rate and an initial rate fixation period of up to three months, the average rate charged rose by 10 basis points to 3.93%, driven by both the interest rate and the weight effects. 
As regards new deposit agreements, the interest rate on deposits from corporations with an agreed maturity of up to one year stayed constant at 2.24% in August 2026. The interest rate on overnight deposits from corporations stayed constant at 0.61%. The interest rate on new loans to sole proprietors and unincorporated partnerships with a floating rate and an initial rate fixation period of up to one year increased by 4 basis points to 4.33%, mainly driven by the weight effect.