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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 28.5% | 2014 | |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28% | 2014 | |
| 3 | Guinea | 22.25% | 2014 | |
| 4 | Paraguay | 20% | 2014 | |
| 5 | Angola | 19.57% | 2014 | |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 17% | 2014 | |
| 7 | Tanzania | 16.4% | 2014 | |
| =8 | Malawi | 15% | 2014 | |
| =8 | Iraq | 15% | 2014 | |
| =8 | Iceland | 15% | 2014 | |
| 11 | Uganda | 14.68% | 2014 | |
| 12 | Botswana | 14.5% | 2014 | |
| =13 | Tajikistan | 13.5% | 2014 | |
| =13 | Ghana | 13.5% | 2014 | |
| 15 | Maldives | 13% | 2014 | |
| 16 | Lesotho | 12.82% | 2014 | |
| 17 | Laos | 12.67% | 2014 | |
| =18 | Rwanda | 12.5% | 2014 | |
| =18 | Iran | 12.5% | 2014 | |
| =20 | Barbados | 12% | 2014 | |
| =20 | Belize | 12% | 2014 | |
| =20 | Lebanon | 12% | 2014 | |
| =20 | Burma | 12% | 2014 | |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 11.75% | 2014 | |
| 25 | Zambia | 11.73% | 2014 | |
| =26 | Swaziland | 11% | 2014 | |
| =26 | Kazakhstan | 11% | 2014 | |
| 28 | Namibia | 10.5% | 2014 | |
| 29 | Burundi | 10.12% | 2014 | |
| =30 | Pakistan | 10% | 2014 | |
| =30 | Belarus | 10% | 2014 | |
| =30 | Gambia | 10% | 2014 | |
| =30 | Uruguay | 10% | 2014 | |
| 34 | Mozambique | 9.95% | 2014 | |
| 35 | Mongolia | 9.75% | 2014 | |
| 36 | Serbia | 9.57% | 2014 | |
| =37 | Nigeria | 9.5% | 2014 | |
| =37 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2014 | |
| 39 | Fiji | 9.25% | 2014 | |
| =40 | Croatia | 9% | 2014 | |
| =40 | Egypt | 9% | 2014 | |
| 42 | Cape Verde | 8.5% | 2014 | |
| 43 | Russia | 8.25% | 2014 | |
| =44 | Georgia | 8% | 2014 | |
| =44 | Azerbaijan | 8% | 2014 | |
| =44 | Ukraine | 8% | 2014 | |
| =47 | India | 7.5% | 2014 | |
| =47 | Brazil | 7.5% | 2014 | |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 7.38% | 2014 | |
| 50 | Armenia | 7.25% | 2014 | |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.94% | 2014 | |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 6.75% | 2014 | |
| =53 | Nepal | 6.5% | 2014 | |
| =53 | Peru | 6.5% | 2014 | |
| =53 | Vietnam | 6.5% | 2014 | |
| =56 | Jordan | 6.25% | 2014 | |
| =56 | Albania | 6.25% | 2014 | |
| =56 | Kuwait | 6.25% | 2014 | |
| =59 | Vanuatu | 6% | 2014 | |
| =59 | Philippines | 6% | 2014 | |
| =59 | China | 6% | 2014 | |
| =59 | Latvia | 6% | 2014 | |
| 63 | Indonesia | 5.75% | 2014 | |
| 64 | Comoros | 5.36% | 2014 | |
| =65 | Cambodia | 5.25% | 2014 | |
| =65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.25% | 2014 | |
| 67 | Seychelles | 5.13% | 2014 | |
| =68 | Aruba | 5% | 2014 | |
| =68 | South Africa | 5% | 2014 | |
| =68 | Chile | 5% | 2014 | |
| 71 | The Bahamas | 4.5% | 2014 | |
| =72 | Libya | 4% | 2014 | |
| =72 | Mexico | 4% | 2014 | |
| =72 | Algeria | 4% | 2014 | |
| 75 | Hungary | 3.6% | 2014 | |
| =76 | Bangladesh | 3% | 2014 | |
| =76 | Morocco | 3% | 2014 | |
| =78 | South Korea | 2.75% | 2014 | |
| =78 | Thailand | 2.75% | 2014 | |
| =80 | Australia | 2.5% | 2014 | |
| =80 | New Zealand | 2.5% | 2014 | |
| =80 | Poland | 2.5% | 2014 | |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 2% | 2014 | |
| =84 | Turkey | 1.5% | 2014 | |
| =84 | Norway | 1.5% | 2014 | |
| =84 | Taiwan | 1.5% | 2014 | |
| =87 | Canada | 1% | 2014 | |
| =87 | Israel | 1% | 2014 | |
| =87 | Sweden | 1% | 2014 | |
| 90 | United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2014 | |
| =91 | United States | 0.25% | 2014 | |
| =91 | Switzerland | 0.25% | 2014 | |
| 93 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2014 | |
| 94 | Japan | 0.1% | 2014 | |
| 95 | Czech Republic | 0.05% | 2014 | |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 0.03% | 2014 | |
| =97 | Denmark | 0.0 | 2014 | |
| =97 | Oman | 0.0 | 2014 |
