Central bank discount rate - The World Factbook - CIA



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This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.
Central bank discount rate - The World Factbook - CIA

Rank

Country

(%)

1Zimbabwe975
2Venezuela28.50
3Sao Tome and Principe28
4Turkey25
5Guinea22.25
6Iceland22
7Brazil20.48
8Iraq20
9Paraguay20
10Angola19.57
11Serbia17.75
12Costa Rica17
13Tanzania16.40
14Malawi15
15Tajikistan15
16Mongolia14.78
17Uganda14.68
18Botswana14.50
19Ghana13.50
20Lesotho12.82
21Maldives12.50
22Rwanda12.50
23Barbados12
24Belize12
25Lebanon12
26Mauritania12
27Burma12
28Ukraine12
29Zambia11.73
30Colombia11.50
31Egypt11.50
32South Africa11
33Swaziland11
34Kazakhstan10.50
35Sri Lanka10.50
36Vietnam10.25
37Burundi10.12
38Belarus10
39Hungary10
40Namibia10
41Trinidad and Tobago10
42Russia10
43Pakistan10
44Gambia10
45Uruguay10
46Mozambique9.95
47Nigeria9.50
48Fiji9.25
49Croatia9
50Cape Verde8.50
51New Zealand8.25
52Azerbaijan8
53Indonesia8
54Laos7.67
55Papua New Guinea7.38
56Peru7.25
57Jordan7
58Anguilla6.50
59Bolivia6.50
60Macedonia6.50
61St. Lucia6.50
62St. Vincent and the Grenadines6.50
63St. Kitts and Nevis6.50
64Nepal6.50
65Montserrat6.50
66Grenada6.50
67Guyana6.50
68Dominica6.50
69Antigua and Barbuda6.50
70Albania6.25
71Norway6.25
72Chile6
73Latvia6
74India6
75Philippines6
76Vanuatu6
77Bulgaria5.77
78Qatar5.50
79Comoros5.36
80Bahamas5.25
81Democratic Republic of the Congo5.25
82Equatorial Guinea5.25
83Gabon5.25
84Republic of the Congo5.25
85Cameroon5.25
86Chad5.25
87Central African Republic5.25
88Cambodia5.25
89Seychelles5.13
90Aruba5
91Spain5
92Slovenia5
93Portugal5
94Poland5
95Netherlands5
96Malta5
97Luxembourg5
98Italy5
99Ireland5
100European Union5
101Syria5
102Greece5
103France5
104Finland5
105Cyprus5
106Bangladesh5
107Belgium5
108Lithuania4.73
109Canada4.50
110Australia4.25
111Ivory Coast4.25
112Benin4.25
113Burkina Faso4.25
114Guinea-Bissau4.25
115Niger4.25
116Slovakia4.25
117Togo4.25
118Senegal4.25
119Mali4.25
120Algeria4
121Libya4
122Denmark3.75
123Kuwait3.75
124Sweden3.50
125China3.33
126Morocco3.32
127South Korea3.25
128Thailand3.25
129Germany3
130Czech Republic2.25
131Israel2.25
132Switzerland2.05
133Oman1.98
134United States0.86
135Japan0.75
136Hong Kong0.50
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