COUNTRY COMPARISON :: CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATE
Central bank discount rate compares the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.
%
1      Venezuela                                          29.50                                             
2      Malawi                                             24.00                                             
3      Ukraine                                            22.00                                             
4      Ghana                                              21.00                                             
5      Vanuatu                                            20.00                                             
6      Belarus                                            20.00                                             
7      Kazakhstan                                         16.00                                             
8      Sao Tome and Principe                              16.00                                             
9      Tajikistan                                         16.00                                             
10     Mali                                               16.00                                             
11     Azerbaijan                                         15.00                                             
12     Uganda                                             14.00                                             
13     Papua New Guinea                                   14.00                                             
14     Brazil                                             13.75                                             
15     Mongolia                                           12.00                                             
16     Kenya                                              11.50                                             
17     Burundi                                            11.25                                             
18     Seychelles                                         11.17                                             
19     Russia                                             11.00                                             
20     Montserrat                                         10.99                                             
21     Suriname                                           10.00                                             
22     Burma                                              9.95                                              
23     Belize                                             9.86                                              
24     Egypt                                              9.75                                              
25     Libya                                              9.52                                              
26     Mozambique                                         9.50                                              
27     Zambia                                             9.10                                              
28     Vietnam                                            9.00                                              
29     Uzbekistan                                         9.00                                              
30     Uruguay                                            9.00                                              
31     Mauritania                                         9.00                                              
32     Mauritius                                          9.00                                              
33     Gambia, The                                        9.00                                              
34     Angola                                             9.00                                              
35     Moldova                                            9.00                                              
36     Equatorial Guinea                                  8.50                                              
37     Tanzania                                           8.25                                              
38     Ecuador                                            8.17                                              
39     Rwanda                                             7.75                                              
40     Guatemala                                          7.53                                              
41     Cabo Verde                                         7.50                                              
42     Colombia                                           7.50                                              
43     Zimbabwe                                           7.17                                              
44     Namibia                                            7.00                                              
45     Nepal                                              7.00                                              
46     Maldives                                           7.00                                              
47     Sri Lanka                                          7.00                                              
48     Barbados                                           7.00                                              
49     Croatia                                            7.00                                              
50     Lesotho                                            6.75                                              
51     Trinidad and Tobago                                6.75                                              
52     Anguilla                                           6.50                                              
53     Dominica                                           6.50                                              
54     Georgia                                            6.50                                              
55     Grenada                                            6.50                                              
56     Swaziland                                          6.50                                              
57     Antigua and Barbuda                                6.50                                              
58     Armenia                                            6.50                                              
59     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines                   6.50                                              
60     Saint Lucia                                        6.50                                              
61     Saint Kitts and Nevis                              6.50                                              
62     Morocco                                            6.50                                              
63     Indonesia                                          6.37                                              
64     Norway                                             6.25                                              
65     Mexico                                             6.25                                              
66     Honduras                                           6.25                                              
67     India                                              6.25                                              
68     Philippines                                        6.13                                              
69     Iraq                                               6.00                                              
70     Tunisia                                            5.75                                              
71     South Africa                                       5.75                                              
72     Pakistan                                           5.75                                              
73     Botswana                                           5.50                                              
74     Guyana                                             5.50                                              
75     Paraguay                                           5.50                                              
76     Iceland                                            5.40                                              
77     Turkey                                             5.25                                              
78     Turkmenistan                                       5.00                                              
79     Kyrgyzstan                                         5.00                                              
80     Bangladesh                                         5.00                                              
81     Madagascar                                         5.00                                              
82     Qatar                                              4.50                                              
83     Bahamas, The                                       4.50                                              
84     Laos                                               4.30                                              
85     Cameroon                                           4.25                                              
86     Central African Republic                           4.25                                              
87     Burkina Faso                                       4.25                                              
88     Congo, Republic of the                             4.25                                              
89     Chad                                               4.25                                              
90     Benin                                              4.25                                              
91     Cote d'Ivoire                                      4.25                                              
92     Guinea-Bissau                                      4.25                                              
93     Peru                                               4.25                                              
94     Niger                                              4.25                                              
95     Nigeria                                            4.25                                              
96     Serbia                                             4.00                                              
97     Algeria                                            4.00                                              
98     Congo, Democratic Republic of the                  4.00                                              
99     Jordan                                             3.75                                              
100    Costa Rica                                         3.50                                              
101    Lebanon                                            3.50                                              
102    Chile                                              3.35                                              
103    Macedonia                                          3.25                                              
104    Gabon                                              3.00                                              
105    Nicaragua                                          3.00                                              
106    Malaysia                                           3.00                                              
107    Australia                                          3.00                                              
108    Saudi Arabia                                       2.50                                              
109    Bolivia                                            2.50                                              
110    Togo                                               2.50                                              
111    New Zealand                                        2.50                                              
112    China                                              2.25                                              
113    Thailand                                           2.00                                              
114    Jamaica                                            2.00                                              
115    Oman                                               2.00                                              
116    Comoros                                            1.93                                              
117    Romania                                            1.75                                              
118    Fiji                                               1.75                                              
119    Korea, South                                       1.50                                              
120    Poland                                             1.50                                              
121    Taiwan                                             1.38                                              
122    Albania                                            1.25                                              
123    Kuwait                                             1.25                                              
124    Singapore                                          1.17                                              
125    Aruba                                              1.00                                              
126    Canada                                             1.00                                              
127    Hungary                                            0.90                                              
128    Syria                                              0.75                                              
129    Switzerland                                        0.50                                              
130    Hong Kong                                          0.50                                              
131    United States                                      0.50                                              
132    Japan                                              0.30                                              
133    Germany                                            0.25                                              
134    Finland                                            0.25                                              
135    European Union                                     0.25                                              
136    Cyprus                                             0.25                                              
137    Belgium                                            0.25                                              
138    Italy                                              0.25                                              
139    United Kingdom                                     0.25                                              
140    Senegal                                            0.25                                              
141    Luxembourg                                         0.25                                              
142    Israel                                             0.10                                              
143    Greece                                             0.05                                              
144    Ireland                                            0.05                                              
145    Czechia                                            0.05                                              
146    Spain                                              0.05                                              
147    Portugal                                           0.05                                              
148    Denmark                                            0.05                                              
149    Netherlands                                        0.00                                              
150    Estonia                                            0.00                                              
151    Bulgaria                                           0.00                                              
152    Slovenia                                           0.00                                              
153    Latvia                                             0.00                                              
154    France                                             0.00                                              
155    Lithuania                                          0.00                                              
156    Slovakia                                           0.00                                              
157    Malta                                              -0.35                                             
158    Sweden                                             -0.50                                             
