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Field Listing :: Central bank discount rate
This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
 Central bank discount rate(%)
Albania 5.25% (31 December 2009)
6.25% (31 December 2008)
Algeria 4% (31 December 2009)
4% (31 December 2008)
Angola 30% (31 December 2009)
19.57% (31 December 2008)
Anguilla 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Antigua and Barbuda 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Argentina NA%
Armenia NA% (31 December 2009)
7.25% (2 December 2008)
note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy instrument of the Armenian National Bank
Aruba 3% (31 December 2009)
5% (31 December 2008)
Australia 4% (31 March 2010)
4.25% (3 December 2008)
note: this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's "cash rate target," or policy rate
Azerbaijan 2% (31 December 2009)
8% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the National Bank of Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The 5.25% (31 December 2009)
5.25% (31 December 2008)
Bangladesh 5% (31 October 2010)
5% (31 December 2008)
Barbados 7% (31 December 2009)
10% (31 December 2008)
Belarus 13.5% (31 December 2009)
12% (31 December 2008)
Belgium 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Belize 12% (31 December 2009)
12% (31 December 2008)
Benin 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Bhutan NA%
Bolivia 3% (31 October 2010)
13% (31 December 2008)
Botswana 10% (31 December 2009)
15% (31 December 2008)
Brazil 15.17% (31 December 2009)
20.48% (31 December 2008)
Bulgaria 0.55% (31 December 2009)
5.77% (31 December 2008)
Burkina Faso 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Burma 12% (31 December 2009)
12% (31 December 2008)
Burundi 10% (31 December 2009)
10.08% (31 December 2008)
Cambodia NA% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Cameroon 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Canada 0.5% (31 December 2009)
1.75% (31 December 2008)
Cape Verde 7.5% (31 December 2009)
7.5% (31 December 2008)
Central African Republic 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Chad 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Chile 0.5% (31 December 2009)
8.25% (31 December 2008)
China 2.79% (31 December 2009)
2.79% (31 December 2008)
Colombia 3% (October 2010)
5.5% (31 December 2009)
Comoros 2.21% (31 December 2009)
5.36% (31 December 2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70% (31 December 2009)
40% (31 December 2008)
Congo, Republic of the 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Costa Rica 23% (31 December 2009)
25% (31 December 2008)
Cote d'Ivoire 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Croatia 9% (31 December 2009)
9% (31 December 2008)
Cuba NA%
Cyprus 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Czech Republic 1% (31 December 2009)
2.25% (31 December 2008)
Denmark 1% (31 December 2009)
3.5% (31 December 2008)
Dominica 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Ecuador 9.19% (31 December 2009)
9.14% (31 December 2008)
Egypt 8.5% (31 December 2009)
11.5% (31 December 2008)
Equatorial Guinea 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Ethiopia NA%
European Union 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Fiji 3% (31 December 2009)
6.32% (31 December 2008)
Finland 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
France 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Gabon 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Gambia, The 9% (31 December 2009)
11% (31 December 2008)
Georgia 8% (25 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the Georgian National Bank
Germany 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Ghana 18% (31 December 2009)
17% (31 December 2008)
Greece 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Grenada 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Guatemala NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Guinea NA% (31 December 2009)
22.25% (31 December 2005)
Guinea-Bissau 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Guyana 6.75% (31 December 2009)
6.75% (31 December 2008)
Honduras NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Hong Kong 0.5% (31 December 2009)
0.5% (31 December 2008)
Hungary 6.25% (31 December 2009)
10% (31 December 2008)
Iceland 14.55% (31 December 2009)
22% (31 December 2008)
India 6% (31 December 2009)
6% (31 December 2008)
Indonesia 6.46% (31 December 2009)
10.83% (31 December 2008)
Iran NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Iraq 8.83% (31 December 2009)
16.75% (31 December 2008)
Ireland 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Israel 1% (31 December 2009)
2.5% (31 December 2008)
Italy 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Jamaica NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Japan 0.3% (31 December 2009)
0.3% (31 December 2008)
Jordan 4.75% (31 December 2009)
6.25% (31 December 2008)
Kazakhstan 7% (31 December 2009)
10.5% (31 December 2008)
Kenya NA%
Korea, South 1.25% (31 December 2009)
1.75% (31 December 2008)
Kuwait 3% (31 December 2009)
3.75% (31 December 2008)
Kyrgyzstan 9.07% (31 December 2009)
15.11% (31 December 2008)
Laos 4.3% (31 December 2010)
4% (31 December 2009)
Latvia 4% (31 December 2009)
6% (31 December 2008)
Lebanon 10% (31 December 2009)
12% (31 December 2008)
Lesotho 10.66% (31 December 2009)
14.05% (31 December 2008)
Libya 4% (31 December 2009)
5% (31 December 2008)
Lithuania 1.75% (February 2010)
4.73% (31 December 2008)
Luxembourg 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Macedonia 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Madagascar NA%
Malawi 15% (31 December 2009)
15% (31 December 2008)
Malaysia 1% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Maldives 13% (31 December 2009)
13% (31 December 2008)
Mali 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Malta 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Mauritania NA% (31 December 2009)
12% (31 December 2007)
Mauritius NA% (31 December 2009)
Mexico NA%
Mongolia 10.82% (31 December 2009)
14.78% (31 December 2008)
Montserrat 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Morocco 3.31% (31 December 2009)
3.32% (31 December 2008)
Mozambique 9.95% (31 December 2009)
9.95% (31 December 2008)
Namibia 7% (31 December 2009)
10% (31 December 2008)
Nepal 6.5% (31 December 2010)
6.5% (31 December 2009)
Netherlands 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Netherlands Antilles NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
New Zealand 2.5% (31 December 2009)
5% (31 December 2008)
Nicaragua NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Niger 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Nigeria 6% (31 December 2009)
9.75% (31 December 2008)
Norway 4% (31 December 2008)
6.25% (31 December 2007)
Oman 0.05% (31 December 2009)
0.91% (31 December 2008)
Pakistan 12.5% (31 December 2009)
15% (31 December 2008)
Papua New Guinea 6.92% (31 December 2009)
7% (31 December 2008)
Paraguay 20% (31 December 2008)
20% (31 December 2007)
Peru 1.7% (31 December 2010 est.)
7.25% (31 December 2008)
Philippines 3.5% (31 December 2009)
6% (31 December 2008)
Poland 1.75% (31 December 2009)
5% (31 December 2008)
Portugal 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Qatar 5.5% (31 December 2009)
5.5% (31 December 2008)
Romania NA%
Russia 8.75% (31 December 2009)
13% (31 December 2008)
Rwanda 11.25% (31 December 2008)
12.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Saint Lucia 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.5% (31 December 2009)
6.5% (31 December 2008)
Sao Tome and Principe 16% (31 December 2009)
28% (31 December 2008)
Saudi Arabia 2.5% (31 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
Senegal 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Serbia 9.92% (31 December 2009)
17.75% (31 December 2008)
Seychelles NA% (31 December 2009)
5.13% (31 December 2007)
Sierra Leone NA%
Slovakia 1% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; as of 1 January 2009 Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Slovenia 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Somalia NA% (31 December 2008)
South Africa 7% (31 December 2009)
11.5% (31 December 2008)
Spain 1.75% (31 December 2009)
3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Sri Lanka 7.25% (December 2010)
7.5% (31 December 2009)
Swaziland 6.5% (31 December 2009)
11% (31 December 2008)
Sweden 2% (31 December 2008)
3.5% (31 December 2007)
Switzerland 0.05% (31 December 2009)
0.05% (31 December 2008)
Syria 5% (31 December 2009)
5% (31 December 2008)
Taiwan 1.25% (February 2009)
Tajikistan 8% (31 December 2009)
13.5% (31 December 2008)
Tanzania 3.7% (31 December 2009)
15.99% (31 December 2008)
Thailand 1.75% (31 December 2010)
1.25% (31 December 2009)
Togo 4.25% (31 December 2009)
4.75% (31 December 2008)
Trinidad and Tobago 7.25% (31 December 2009)
10.75% (31 December 2008)
Tunisia NA% (31 December 2009)
NA% (31 December 2008)
Turkey 15% (22 December 2009)
25% (31 December 2008)
Uganda 9.65% (31 December 2009)
19.42% (31 December 2008)
Ukraine 10.25% (31 December 2009)
12% (31 December 2008)
United Arab Emirates NA%
United Kingdom NA% (31 December 2009)
0.86% (31 December 2008)
United States 0.5% (31 December 2009)
0.86% (31 December 2008)
Uruguay 20% (31 December 2009)
20% (31 December 2008)
Vanuatu 6% (31 December 2009)
6% (31 December 2008)
Venezuela 29.5% (31 December 2009)
33.5% (31 December 2008)
Vietnam 6% (31 December 2009)
10.25% (31 December 2008)
Yemen NA%
Zambia 8.39% (31 December 2009)
14.49% (31 December 2008)
Zimbabwe NA% (31 December 2009)
975% (31 December 2007)
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