{"id":10678,"date":"2025-07-10T10:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T02:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=10678"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:51:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:51:48","slug":"opr-rate-bnm-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/opr-rate-bnm-malaysia","title":{"rendered":"BNM OPR Rate Changes: How Will It Affect You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Monetary Policy Committee\u00a0 (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) meets every three months to announce decisions made in managing the country\u2019s monetary policy. One of these decisions is whether to raise, maintain or decrease the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-the-OPR-rate\"><\/span>What is the OPR rate?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) is the interest rate at which a bank lends to another bank. This rate is set by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). This rate has an effect on the country\u2019s employment, economic growth and inflation. It is an indicator of the health of a country&#8217;s overall economy and banking system.<\/p>\n<p>For example, \u00a0the OPR was reduced by a cumulative 125 basis points to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/opr-cut-by-0-25-how-will-it-affect-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic low of 1.75%<\/a> to provide support to the economy during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 15 years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnm.gov.my\/opr-decision-and-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPR rate<\/a> has risen as high as 3.5% in 2006 and stayed within the range of 3.0% to 3.25% in the last 10 years. In 2020, the rate plunged drastically to 1.75%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BNM-OPR-rate-history\"><\/span>BNM OPR rate history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Historically, BNM&#8217;s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would not decrease or increase the interest rate by a huge margin in one go as it would hurt the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>OPR decreases during the lockdown due to the pandemic were delivered in 4 consecutive reduction of 25bps (basis points) each time, totalling 100bps drop in the rate. Since 2020, BNM has increased the OPR gradually to 3.0%.\u00a0 This has remained unchanged since May 2023 until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/bank-negara-malaysia-cuts-opr-by-25-points\">recent rate cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68507\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68507\" class=\"wp-image-68507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10104440\/opr-rate-changes_bnm.jpg\" alt=\"Line graph showing the historical trend of the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) in Malaysia from July 2016 to July 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10104440\/opr-rate-changes_bnm.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10104440\/opr-rate-changes_bnm-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10104440\/opr-rate-changes_bnm-800x279.jpg 800w, https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/10104440\/opr-rate-changes_bnm-768x268.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source:<a href=\"https:\/\/data.gov.my\/dashboard\/interest-rates\"> data.gov.my<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Subsequently, as you can see below, the OPR has been increased gradually since the all time low reached back in 2020.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2017\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2017\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Date<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Change in OPR (%)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">New OPR Level (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9 Jun 2025<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">-0.25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7 Mar 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">24 Jan 2024<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2 Nov 2023<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7 Sep 2023<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6 Jul 2023<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3 May 2023<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">+0.25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3 Nov 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">+0.25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6 Jul 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">+0.25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8 Sep 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">+0.25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11 May 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">+0.25<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">20 Jan 2020 to 3 Mar 2022<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2017 from cache -->\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnm.gov.my\/monetary-stability\/opr-decisions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BNM<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-will-OPR-changes-affect-you\"><\/span><b>How will OPR changes affect you?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, will you be paying more interest for your loans if the OPR rate goes up? What happens when the OPR rate going down?<\/p>\n<p>Basically, any changes will impact floating rate loans which are common for mortgages.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact-of-OPR-rate-increase\"><\/span>Impact of OPR rate increase<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An increase in OPR will likely have a knock-on effect on the rates charged by banks for home loans. This is due to banks adjusting their lending rates by a similar quantum when OPR changes.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, banks will raise about 20bps to 30 bps for a 25 bps hike in OPR.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if the banks decide to pass on this hike to the consumers, the Base Lending Rate (BLR) will most likely increase by 25bps (0.25%). If a bank had previously set its BLR at 5.50%, this will increase to 5.75%.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your mortgage loan is pegged to the BLR, and the OPR hike will lead to a higher mortgage interest rate, which means that you\u2019ll be paying higher monthly repayments.<\/p>\n<h4>Higher monthly loan repayments if the OPR rate increase<\/h4>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example of how this works:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1784\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1784 table-subhead-side tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Loan amount<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\"><center>RM500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Loan tenure<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\"><center>30 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>BR: 2.80%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>BR: 2.80% + 0.25%<br \/>\n= 3.05%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Home loan interest rate<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>3.60%<br \/>\n(2.80% + 0.8%)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>3.85%<br \/>\n(3.05% + 0.8%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Monthly repayment<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM2,273<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM2,344.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total interest paid over 30 years<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM318,362<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM343,854.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1784 from cache -->\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calculator.com.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calculator.com.my<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Based on the example above, the 25 bps hike will result in an additional RM25,492.40 paid in interest over a 30-year loan tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Borrowers won\u2019t be impacted severely by this immediately as can be seen the sample above. It would raise their monthly repayments by about RM71.04. However, over the entire loan period, it comes up to a substantial amount.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact-of-OPR-rate-decrease\"><\/span>Impact of\u00a0 OPR rate decrease<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With any basis point reduction in borrowing rates, consumers will be able to see a hike in their disposable income due to the reduction in interest payments. Consumers will have more cash on hand to spend, which will likely spur the domestic economy.\u00a0 The main impact will be felt in the following areas:<\/p>\n<h4>1. Lower loan interest rates<\/h4>\n<p>Any changes in the OPR will impact loans that use the Base Rate (BR) or the Base Financing Rate (BFR). This is used to determine the interest rate by which it will lend to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your mortgage loan is pegged to the BR, and OPR reduction will lead to a lower mortgage interest rate, which means that you\u2019ll be paying lower monthly repayments. Here\u2019s an example of how this works if the OPR rate is reduced by 0.25%.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-491\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-491 table-subhead-side tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Loan amount<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\"><center>RM500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Loan tenure<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\"><center>30 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>BR: 2.80%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>BR: 2.80% - 0.25%<br \/>\n= 2.55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Home loan interest rate<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>3.60%<br \/>\n(2.80% + 0.8%)<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>3.35%<br \/>\n(2.55% + 0.8%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Monthly repayment<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM2,273<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM2,204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total interest paid over 30 years<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM318,362<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM293,284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-491 from cache -->\n<h4>2. Lower returns for savings accounts and fixed deposits<\/h4>\n<p>An OPR reduction is good news for those taking out property loans. However, savers looking for more returns on their savings accounts and fixed deposits will be disappointed. The interest rates for these savings instruments will be reduced in tandem with the OPR cut.<\/p>\n<p>But this won\u2019t affect any fixed deposits that you have placed prior to the bank\u2019s revision of fixed deposit rates.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-will-it-affect-the-country\"><\/span>How will it affect the country?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Normally, OPR rate increases are related to headline inflation. Increasing the OPR rate is one of the measures used by the central bank to reign in the core inflation. These increases are designed to still remain supportive of the economy and is consistent with the current assessment of the inflation and growth prospects.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, reducing the OPR rate is a measure used to provide monetary accommodation when growth outlook is weak. For example, the central bank reduced the OPR to help the economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changes in the overnight policy rate (OPR) will impact your finances if you have loans or money in saving accounts and fixed deposits. 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