This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds. |
|
|
Rank |
country |
(%)
|
Date of Information |
|
|
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6 |
Turkey |
25.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
7 |
Guinea |
22.25 |
31 December 2005
|
|
9 |
Brazil |
20.48 |
31 December 2008
|
|
12 |
Angola |
19.57 |
31 December 2008
|
|
13 |
Uganda |
19.42 |
31 December 2008
|
|
14 |
Serbia |
17.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
15 |
Ghana |
17.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
16 |
Iraq |
16.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
21 |
Malawi |
15.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
23 |
Zambia |
14.49 |
31 December 2008
|
|
28 |
Russia |
13.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
29 |
Rwanda |
12.50 |
31 December 2007
|
|
31 |
Belize |
12.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
34 |
Burma |
12.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
36 |
Egypt |
11.50 |
31 December 2008
|
|
52 |
Chile |
8.25 |
31 December 2008
|
|
57 |
Peru |
7.25 |
31 December 2008
|
|
59 |
Guyana |
6.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
66 |
Nepal |
6.50 |
31 December 2009
|
|
70 |
Fiji |
6.32 |
31 December 2008
|
|
72 |
Norway |
6.25 |
31 December 2007
|
|
73 |
Jordan |
6.25 |
31 December 2008
|
|
74 |
India |
6.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
75 |
Latvia |
6.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
80 |
Qatar |
5.50 |
31 December 2008
|
|
85 |
Aruba |
5.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
87 |
Libya |
5.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
88 |
Syria |
5.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
89 |
Poland |
5.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
91 |
Benin |
4.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
93 |
Chad |
4.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
94 |
Togo |
4.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
96 |
Niger |
4.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
97 |
Mali |
4.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
99 |
Gabon |
4.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
108 |
Laos |
4.00 |
31 December 2009
|
|
109 |
Kuwait |
3.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
111 |
Sweden |
3.50 |
31 December 2007
|
|
115 |
Cyprus |
3.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
116 |
France |
3.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
117 |
Greece |
3.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
119 |
Italy |
3.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
122 |
Spain |
3.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
127 |
Malta |
3.00 |
31 December 2008
|
|
129 |
China |
2.79 |
31 December 2008
|
|
130 |
Israel |
2.50 |
31 December 2008
|
|
132 |
Canada |
1.75 |
31 December 2008
|
|
135 |
Oman |
0.91 |
31 December 2008
|
|
139 |
Japan |
0.30 |
31 December 2008
|
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