How to get Pakistan SBP policy rate — month-end, since 1956 data via API
The policy rate in effect at each month-end: SBP's reverse repo rate (the policy rate) until the interest-rate corridor of 25-May-2015, the policy (target) rate since. Derived by PakDataHub from official series. It's updated monthly from PakDataHub, covering 31 Jan 1956 to today.
Endpoint: /v1/series/rates.policy.history · series id rates.policy.history
Fetch it — copy & paste
Replace pk_live_xxx with your key. JSON by default, CSV with format=csv, and add transform=yoy for year-over-year.
curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
"https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/rates.policy.history?from=2015-01-01&sort=asc"No key yet? Get a free one — 500 free API calls a month, no card. Then see the full API reference.
Questions
How do I fetch Pakistan SBP policy rate — month-end, since 1956 data from an API?
Send a GET request to /v1/series/rates.policy.history on the PakDataHub REST API with your X-API-Key header. It returns monthly observations as JSON (or CSV with format=csv). Get a free key at pakdatahub.com/signup.
Is Pakistan SBP policy rate — month-end, since 1956 available as JSON or CSV?
Both. The endpoint returns JSON by default; append format=csv for a downloadable CSV that loads straight into pandas or a spreadsheet.
How far back does the SBP policy rate — month-end, since 1956 data go?
PakDataHub carries this series from 1956-01-31 to today, sourced from PakDataHub and cross-validated against published figures.
Do I need an API key?
Yes — a free key. Sign up in under a minute at pakdatahub.com/signup and get 500 free API calls every month; no card required.