Federal Funds Rate
3.63%
· Jun 2026
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1957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 1958
1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
5%
10%
15%
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
3.63%
Federal Funds Rate — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Federal Funds Rate
1954
1.28%
1955
2.48%
1956
2.94%
1957
2.98%
1958
2.42%
1959
3.99%
1960
1.98%
1961
2.33%
1962
2.93%
1963
3.38%
1964
3.85%
1965
4.32%
1966
5.40%
1967
4.51%
1968
6.02%
1969
8.97%
1970
4.90%
1971
4.14%
1972
5.33%
1973
9.95%
1974
8.53%
1975
5.20%
1976
4.65%
1977
6.56%
1978
10.03%
1979
13.78%
1980
18.90%
1981
12.37%
1982
8.95%
1983
9.47%
1984
8.38%
1985
8.27%
1986
6.91%
1987
6.77%
1988
8.76%
1989
8.45%
1990
7.31%
1991
4.43%
1992
2.92%
1993
2.96%
1994
5.45%
1995
5.60%
1996
5.29%
1997
5.50%
1998
4.68%
1999
5.30%
2000
6.40%
2001
1.82%
2002
1.24%
2003
0.98%
2004
2.16%
2005
4.16%
2006
5.24%
2007
4.24%
2008
0.16%
2009
0.12%
2010
0.18%
2011
0.07%
2012
0.16%
2013
0.09%
2014
0.12%
2015
0.24%
2016
0.54%
2017
1.30%
2018
2.27%
2019
1.55%
2020
0.09%
2021
0.08%
2022
4.10%
2023
5.33%
2024
4.48%
2025
3.72%
2026
3.63%
Source: FRED · FEDFUNDS · econscout.com