Central bank discount rate (%)

See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Central bank discount rate. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Central bank discount rate is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.

This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.

#		Value	Last update
1 / 1	Zimbabwe	975.00	31 December 2007
2 / 2	Angola	30.00	31 December 2009 est.
3 / 3	Venezuela	29.50	31 December 2009
4 / 4	Sao Tome and Principe	28.00	31 December 2008
5 / 5	Costa Rica	23.00	31 December 2009 est.
6 / 6	Guinea	22.25	31 December 2005
7 / 7	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20.00	31 December 2011 est.
8 / 8	Ghana	17.00	31 December 2008
9 / 9	Malawi	15.00	31 December 2008
10 / 10	Vietnam	15.00	31 December 2011
11 / 11	Turkey	15.00	22 December 2009
12 / 12	Zambia	14.49	31 December 2008
13 / 13	Pakistan	14.00	31 December 2010 est.
14 / 14	Belarus	13.50	31 December 2009 est.
15 / 15	Mongolia	12.25	31 December 2011 est.
16 / 16	Mauritania	12.00	31 December 2007
17 / 17	Namibia	12.00	31 December 2010 est.
18 / 18	Belize	12.00	31 December 2009 est.
19 / 19	Burma	12.00	31 December 2009 est.
20 / 20	Ukraine	11.97	31 December 2010 est.
21 / 21	Serbia	11.75	6 February 2013
22 / 22	Rwanda	11.25	31 December 2008
23 / 23	Gambia, The	11.00	31 December 2008
24 / 24	Brazil	11.00	31 December 2011 est.
25 / 25	Botswana	10.00	31 December 2009 est.
26 / 26	Burundi	10.00	31 December 2009 est.
27 / 27	Lesotho	10.00	31 December 2010 est.
28 / 28	Lebanon	10.00	31 December 2009 est.
29 / 29	Uganda	9.65	31 December 2009 est.
30 / 30	Uruguay	8.75	31 December 2011
31 / 31	Egypt	8.68	31 December 2010 est.
32 / 32	Ecuador	8.68	31 December 2010
33 / 33	Russia	8.00	31 December 2011
34 / 34	India	8.00	31 December 2010 est.
35 / 35	Cape Verde	7.50	31 December 2009 est.
36 / 36	Kazakhstan	7.50	31 December 2011 est.
37 / 37	Sri Lanka	7.50	19 December 2012 est.
38 / 38	Trinidad and Tobago	7.25	31 December 2009 est.
39 / 39	Armenia	7.25	2 December 2008
40 / 40	South Africa	7.00	31 December 2009
41 / 41	Barbados	7.00	31 December 2009 est.
42 / 42	Croatia	7.00	31 December 2012 est.
43 / 43	Hungary	7.00	31 December 2011
44 / 44	Maldives	6.96	31 December 2011 est.
45 / 45	Papua New Guinea	6.92	31 December 2009 est.
46 / 46	Swaziland	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
47 / 47	Anguilla	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
48 / 48	Antigua and Barbuda	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
49 / 49	Dominica	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
50 / 50	Grenada	6.50	31 December 2008
51 / 51	Montserrat	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
52 / 52	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6.50	31 December 2008
53 / 53	Saint Lucia	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
54 / 54	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
55 / 55	Tajikistan	6.50	31 December 2012 est.
56 / 56	Nepal	6.50	31 December 2009 est.
57 / 57	Indonesia	6.46	31 December 2009
58 / 58	Nigeria	6.00	31 December 2009 est.
59 / 59	Vanuatu	6.00	31 December 2009 est.
60 / 60	Iraq	6.00	December 2011
61 / 61	Paraguay	6.00	31 December 2011 est.
62 / 62	Iceland	5.75	31 December 2010 est.
63 / 63	Philippines	5.60	31 December 2011 est.
64 / 64	Cambodia	5.25	31 December 2007
65 / 65	Romania	5.25	31 December 2012
66 / 66	Azerbaijan	5.25	31 December 2011 est.
67 / 67	Georgia	5.25	31 December 2012
68 / 68	Peru	5.05	31 December 2011
69 / 69	New Zealand	5.00	31 December 2008
70 / 70	Syria	5.00	31 December 2012 est.
71 / 71	Colombia	5.00	31 December 2010
72 / 72	Bangladesh	5.00	31 December 2009 est.
73 / 73	Qatar	4.93	31 December 2011 est.
74 / 74	Central African Republic	4.75	31 December 2008
75 / 75	Chad	4.75	31 December 2008
76 / 76	Congo, Republic of the	4.75	31 December 2008
77 / 77	Guinea-Bissau	4.75	31 December 2008
78 / 78	Niger	4.75	31 December 2008
79 / 79	Bahamas, The	4.50	31 December 2012 est.
80 / 80	Moldova	4.50	31 December 2012
81 / 81	Mexico	4.50	31 December 2011 est.
82 / 82	Australia	4.35	31 December 2010 est.
83 / 83	Benin	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
84 / 84	Burkina Faso	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
85 / 85	Cote d'Ivoire	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
86 / 86	Equatorial Guinea	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
87 / 87	Gabon	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
88 / 88	Mali	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
89 / 89	Senegal	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
90 / 90	Togo	4.25	31 December 2009 est.
91 / 91	Guyana	4.25	31 December 2010 est.
92 / 92	Algeria	4.00	31 December 2009 est.
93 / 93	Laos	4.00	31 December 2009
94 / 94	Albania	4.00	31 December 2012 est.
95 / 95	Poland	4.00	31 December 2010 est.
96 / 96	Bolivia	4.00	31 december 2012 est.
97 / 97	Macedonia	3.75	31 December 2012 est.
98 / 98	Tanzania	3.70	31 December 2009 est.
99 / 99	Latvia	3.50	31 December 2010 est.
100 / 100	Morocco	3.31	31 December 2009 est.
101 / 101	Mozambique	3.25	31 December 2010 est.
102 / 102	Thailand	3.25	31 December 2011 est.
103 / 103	Libya	3.00	31 December 2009 est.
104 / 104	Fiji	3.00	31 December 2009 est.
105 / 105	Aruba	3.00	31 December 2009 est.
106 / 106	Kuwait	3.00	31 December 2009 est.
107 / 107	Malaysia	2.83	31 December 2010
108 / 108	Korea, South	2.75	31 December 2012
109 / 109	Kyrgyzstan	2.50	31 December 2010 est.
110 / 110	China	2.25	31 December 2012 est.
111 / 111	Comoros	2.21	31 December 2009 est.
112 / 112	Lithuania	2.06	31 December 2009 est.
113 / 113	Taiwan	1.88	31 December 2011
114 / 114	France	1.75	31 December 2010
115 / 115	Norway	1.75	31 December 2009 est.
116 / 116	Slovakia	1.75	31 December 2010 est.
117 / 117	Israel	1.75	31 December 2012 est.
118 / 118	Belgium	1.50	31 December 2010
119 / 119	Cyprus	1.50	31 December 2010
120 / 120	Finland	1.50	31 December 2010
121 / 121	Germany	1.50	31 December 2010
122 / 122	Greece	1.50	31 December 2010
123 / 123	Ireland	1.50	31 December 2010
124 / 124	Luxembourg	1.50	31 December 2010
125 / 125	Malta	1.50	31 December 2010
126 / 126	Netherlands	1.50	31 December 2010
127 / 127	Portugal	1.50	31 December 2010
128 / 128	Slovenia	1.50	31 December 2012
129 / 129	Spain	1.50	31 December 2010
130 / 130	Denmark	0.75	31 December 2010 est.
131 / 131	Italy	0.75	31 December 2012
132 / 132	Switzerland	0.75	31 December 2009 est.
133 / 133	Hong Kong	0.50	31 December 2012
134 / 134	Sweden	0.50	31 December 2009 est.
135 / 135	United Kingdom	0.50	2012 est.
136 / 136	United States	0.50	31 December 2009
137 / 137	Chile	0.50	31 December 2009 est.
138 / 138	Japan	0.30	31 December 2009
139 / 139	Canada	0.25	31 December 2009 est.
140 / 140	Bulgaria	0.22	31 December 2011 est.
141 / 141	Czech Republic	0.05	31 December 2012
142 / 142	Oman	0.05	31 December 2009 est.