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Economy > Debt > Interest rates > Central bank discount rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares the annualized interest rate set by centrals banks over loans requested by commercial banks to meet temporary shortages of funds. Through these loans, central banks can influence the commercial banks' interest rates as a tool of monetary policy. Usually their interest rates are lower than the ones offered by commercial banks, which lend it at a higher rate to make their profit.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 VenezuelaVenezuela 28.5% 2014
2 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 28% 2014
3 GuineaGuinea 22.25% 2014
4 ParaguayParaguay 20% 2014
5 AngolaAngola 19.57% 2014
6 Costa RicaCosta Rica 17% 2014
7 TanzaniaTanzania 16.4% 2014
=8 MalawiMalawi 15% 2014
=8 IraqIraq 15% 2014
=8 IcelandIceland 15% 2014
11 UgandaUganda 14.68% 2014
12 BotswanaBotswana 14.5% 2014
=13 TajikistanTajikistan 13.5% 2014
=13 GhanaGhana 13.5% 2014
15 MaldivesMaldives 13% 2014
16 LesothoLesotho 12.82% 2014
17 LaosLaos 12.67% 2014
=18 RwandaRwanda 12.5% 2014
=18 IranIran 12.5% 2014
=20 BarbadosBarbados 12% 2014
=20 BelizeBelize 12% 2014
=20 LebanonLebanon 12% 2014
=20 BurmaBurma 12% 2014
24 Sri LankaSri Lanka 11.75% 2014
25 ZambiaZambia 11.73% 2014
=26 SwazilandSwaziland 11% 2014
=26 KazakhstanKazakhstan 11% 2014
28 NamibiaNamibia 10.5% 2014
29 BurundiBurundi 10.12% 2014
=30 PakistanPakistan 10% 2014
=30 BelarusBelarus 10% 2014
=30 GambiaGambia 10% 2014
=30 UruguayUruguay 10% 2014
34 MozambiqueMozambique 9.95% 2014
35 MongoliaMongolia 9.75% 2014
36 SerbiaSerbia 9.57% 2014
=37 NigeriaNigeria 9.5% 2014
=37 ColombiaColombia 9.5% 2014
39 FijiFiji 9.25% 2014
=40 CroatiaCroatia 9% 2014
=40 EgyptEgypt 9% 2014
42 Cape VerdeCape Verde 8.5% 2014
43 RussiaRussia 8.25% 2014
=44 GeorgiaGeorgia 8% 2014
=44 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 8% 2014
=44 UkraineUkraine 8% 2014
=47 IndiaIndia 7.5% 2014
=47 BrazilBrazil 7.5% 2014
49 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7.38% 2014
50 ArmeniaArmenia 7.25% 2014
51 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.94% 2014
52 Hong KongHong Kong 6.75% 2014
=53 NepalNepal 6.5% 2014
=53 PeruPeru 6.5% 2014
=53 VietnamVietnam 6.5% 2014
=56 JordanJordan 6.25% 2014
=56 AlbaniaAlbania 6.25% 2014
=56 KuwaitKuwait 6.25% 2014
=59 VanuatuVanuatu 6% 2014
=59 PhilippinesPhilippines 6% 2014
=59 ChinaChina 6% 2014
=59 LatviaLatvia 6% 2014
63 IndonesiaIndonesia 5.75% 2014
64 ComorosComoros 5.36% 2014
=65 CambodiaCambodia 5.25% 2014
=65 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 5.25% 2014
67 SeychellesSeychelles 5.13% 2014
=68 ArubaAruba 5% 2014
=68 South AfricaSouth Africa 5% 2014
=68 ChileChile 5% 2014
71 The BahamasThe Bahamas 4.5% 2014
=72 LibyaLibya 4% 2014
=72 MexicoMexico 4% 2014
=72 AlgeriaAlgeria 4% 2014
75 HungaryHungary 3.6% 2014
=76 BangladeshBangladesh 3% 2014
=76 MoroccoMorocco 3% 2014
=78 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.75% 2014
=78 ThailandThailand 2.75% 2014
=80 AustraliaAustralia 2.5% 2014
=80 New ZealandNew Zealand 2.5% 2014
=80 PolandPoland 2.5% 2014
83 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2% 2014
=84 TurkeyTurkey 1.5% 2014
=84 NorwayNorway 1.5% 2014
=84 TaiwanTaiwan 1.5% 2014
=87 CanadaCanada 1% 2014
=87 IsraelIsrael 1% 2014
=87 SwedenSweden 1% 2014
90 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.5% 2014
=91 United StatesUnited States 0.25% 2014
=91 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.25% 2014
93 LithuaniaLithuania 0.2% 2014
94 JapanJapan 0.1% 2014
95 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.05% 2014
96 BulgariaBulgaria 0.03% 2014
=97 DenmarkDenmark 0.0 2014
=97 OmanOman 0.0 2014

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