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Economy Statistics > Central bank discount rate (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   Zimbabwe: 975%  2007 Time series
# 2   Venezuela: 28.5%  2007 Time series
# 3   São Tomé and Príncipe: 28%  2007 Time series
# 4   Turkey: 25%  2007 Time series
= 5   Iraq: 20%  2007 Time series
= 5   Paraguay: 20%  2007 Time series
# 7   Angola: 19.57%  2007 Time series
# 8   Brazil: 17.85%  2007 Time series
# 9   Costa Rica: 17%  2007 Time series
# 10   Tanzania: 16.4%  2007 Time series
# 11   Iceland: 15.25%  2007 Time series
= 12   Tajikistan: 15%  2007 Time series
= 12   Malawi: 15%  2007 Time series
= 12   Sri Lanka: 15%  2007 Time series
# 15   Uganda: 14.68%  2007 Time series
# 16   Botswana: 14.5%  2007 Time series
# 17   Ghana: 13.5%  2007 Time series
# 18   Azerbaijan: 13%  2007 Time series
# 19   Lesotho: 12.82%  2007 Time series
# 20   Laos: 12.67%  2007 Time series
= 21   Rwanda: 12.5%  2007 Time series
= 21   Maldives: 12.5%  2007 Time series
= 23   Barbados: 12%  2007 Time series
= 23   Lebanon: 12%  2007 Time series
= 23   Burma: 12%  2007 Time series
= 23   Belize: 12%  2007 Time series
# 27   Zambia: 11.73%  2007 Time series
# 28   Colombia: 11.5%  2007 Time series
= 29   Swaziland: 11%  2007 Time series
= 29   South Africa: 11%  2007 Time series
= 29   Kazakhstan: 11%  2007 Time series
# 32   Ecuador: 10.72%  2007 Time series
# 33   Namibia: 10.5%  2007 Time series
# 34   Burundi: 10.12%  2007 Time series
= 35   Belarus: 10%  2007 Time series
= 35   Trinidad and Tobago: 10%  2007 Time series
= 35   Gambia, The: 10%  2007 Time series
= 35   Russia: 10%  2007 Time series
= 35   Pakistan: 10%  2007 Time series
= 35   Uruguay: 10%  2007 Time series
# 41   Mozambique: 9.95%  2007 Time series
# 42   Mongolia: 9.87%  2007 Time series
# 43   Serbia and Montenegro: 9.57%  2007 Time series
# 44   Nigeria: 9.5%  2007 Time series
# 45   Fiji: 9.25%  2007 Time series
= 46   Egypt: 9%  2007 Time series
= 46   Croatia: 9%  2007 Time series
# 48   Cape Verde: 8.5%  2007 Time series
# 49   New Zealand: 8.25%  2007 Time series
= 50   Indonesia: 8%  2007 Time series
= 50   Ukraine: 8%  2007 Time series
# 52   Hungary: 7.5%  2007 Time series
# 53   Papua New Guinea: 7.38%  2007 Time series
# 54   Jordan: 7%  2007 Time series
= 55   Dominica: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Saint Lucia: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Macedonia, Republic of: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Guyana: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Vietnam: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Antigua and Barbuda: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Montserrat: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Anguilla: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Bolivia: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 55   Grenada: 6.5%  2007 Time series
= 67   Kuwait: 6.25%  2007 Time series
= 67   Norway: 6.25%  2007 Time series
= 67   Nepal: 6.25%  2007 Time series
= 67   Albania: 6.25%  2007 Time series
= 71   Latvia: 6%  2007 Time series
= 71   India: 6%  2007 Time series
= 71   Chile: 6%  2007 Time series
= 71   Vanuatu: 6%  2007 Time series
= 75   Peru: 5.75%  2007 Time series
= 75   Hong Kong: 5.75%  2007 Time series
# 77   Comoros: 5.36%  2007 Time series
= 78   Bahamas, The: 5.25%  2007 Time series
= 78   Central African Republic: 5.25%  2007 Time series
= 78   Gabon: 5.25%  2007 Time series
= 78   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 5.25%  2007 Time series
= 78   Chad: 5.25%  2007 Time series
= 78   Equatorial Guinea: 5.25%  2007 Time series
= 78   Cambodia: 5.25%  2007 Time series
# 85   Seychelles: 5.13%  2007 Time series
= 86   Aruba: 5%  2007 Time series
= 86   Poland: 5%  2007 Time series
= 86   Bangladesh: 5%  2007 Time series
= 86   Cyprus: 5%  2007 Time series
# 91   Lithuania: 4.85%  2007 Time series
# 92   United States: 4.83%  2007 Time series
# 93   Bulgaria: 4.58%  2007 Time series
# 94   Canada: 4.5%  2007 Time series
# 95   Philippines: 4.28%  2007 Time series
= 96   Slovakia: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Togo: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Guinea-Bissau: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Mali: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Benin: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Côte d'Ivoire: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Senegal: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Niger: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 96   Burkina Faso: 4.25%  2007 Time series
= 105   Denmark: 4%  2007 Time series
= 105   Libya: 4%  2007 Time series
= 105   Israel: 4%  2007 Time series
= 105   Algeria: 4%  2007 Time series
# 109   Thailand: 3.75%  2007 Time series
= 110   Czech Republic: 3.5%  2007 Time series
= 110   Sweden: 3.5%  2007 Time series
# 112   China: 3.33%  2007 Time series
= 113   Morocco: 3.25%  2007 Time series
= 113   Korea, South: 3.25%  2007 Time series
# 115   Switzerland: 2.05%  2007 Time series
# 116   Oman: 1.98%  2007 Time series
# 117   Japan: 0.75%  2007 Time series
Weighted average: 16.7%  

Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union 5%  


SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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