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Arctic Ocean
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Bahrain
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Christmas Island
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Congo, Republic of the
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Gaza Strip
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Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
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Nauru
Navassa Island
Nepal
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New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pacific Ocean
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Palau
Panama
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Poland
Portugal
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Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
South Sudan
Spain
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
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Suriname
Svalbard
Swaziland
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Timor-Leste
Togo
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Afghanistan
Akrotiri
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
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Arctic Ocean
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
Bahrain
Bangladesh
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Belarus
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Benin
Bermuda
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Burma
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Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dhekelia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Gabon
Gambia, The
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City)
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Mali
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Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
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Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
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Namibia
Nauru
Navassa Island
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
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Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pacific Ocean
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paracel Islands
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Southern Ocean
South Sudan
Spain
Spratly Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna
West Bank
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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References
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Flags of the World
Gallery of Covers
Definitions and Notes
Guide to Country Profiles
Guide to Country Comparisons
Appendices
A: abbreviations
B: international organizations and groups
C: selected international environmental agreements
D: cross-reference list of country data codes
E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes
F: cross-reference list of geographic names
G: weights and measures
Country Comparison
:: 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.
Rank
country
(%)
Date of Information
1
Zimbabwe
975.00
31 December 2007
2
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
70.00
31 December 2009 est.
3
Venezuela
33.50
31 December 2008
4
Angola
30.00
31 December 2009 est.
5
Sao Tome and Principe
28.00
31 December 2008
6
Turkey
25.00
31 December 2008
7
Costa Rica
23.00
31 December 2009 est.
8
Guinea
22.25
31 December 2005
9
Paraguay
20.00
31 December 2009 est.
10
Uruguay
20.00
31 December 2009 est.
11
Ghana
17.00
31 December 2008
12
Maldives
16.00
31 December 2009 est.
13
Kyrgyzstan
15.11
31 December 2009 est.
14
Sri Lanka
15.00
31 December 2009 est.
15
Malawi
15.00
31 December 2008
16
Iceland
14.55
31 December 2009 est.
17
Zambia
14.49
31 December 2008
18
Belarus
13.50
31 December 2009 est.
19
Pakistan
12.50
31 December 2009 est.
20
Burma
12.00
31 December 2009 est.
21
Belize
12.00
31 December 2009 est.
22
Mauritania
12.00
31 December 2007
23
South Africa
11.50
31 December 2008
24
Rwanda
11.25
31 December 2008
25
Gambia, The
11.00
31 December 2008
26
Mongolia
10.82
31 December 2009 est.
27
Lesotho
10.66
31 December 2009 est.
28
Ukraine
10.25
31 December 2009 est.
29
Burundi
10.00
31 December 2009 est.
30
Lebanon
10.00
31 December 2009 est.
31
Botswana
10.00
31 December 2009 est.
32
Mozambique
9.95
31 December 2009 est.
33
Serbia
9.92
31 December 2009 est.
34
Uganda
9.65
31 December 2009 est.
35
Ecuador
9.19
31 December 2009
36
Croatia
9.00
31 December 2009 est.
37
Iraq
8.83
31 December 2009 est.
38
Brazil
8.75
31 December 2009 est.
39
Russia
8.75
31 December 2009 est.
40
Egypt
8.50
31 December 2009 est.
41
Vietnam
8.00
31 December 2009 est.
42
Tajikistan
8.00
31 December 2009 est.
43
Cape Verde
7.50
31 December 2009 est.
44
Trinidad and Tobago
7.25
31 December 2009 est.
45
Armenia
7.25
2 December 2008
46
Barbados
7.00
31 December 2009 est.
47
Kazakhstan
7.00
31 December 2009 est.
48
Namibia
7.00
31 December 2009 est.
49
Papua New Guinea
6.92
31 December 2009 est.
50
Guyana
6.75
31 December 2009 est.
51
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
52
Swaziland
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
53
Antigua and Barbuda
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
54
Saint Lucia
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
55
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.50
31 December 2008
56
Montserrat
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
57
Grenada
6.50
31 December 2008
58
Anguilla
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
59
Nepal
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
60
Macedonia
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
61
Dominica
6.50
31 December 2009 est.
62
Indonesia
6.46
31 December 2009
63
Hungary
6.25
31 December 2009
64
India
6.00
31 December 2009 est.
65
Latvia
6.00
31 December 2008
66
Nigeria
6.00
31 December 2009 est.
67
Vanuatu
6.00
31 December 2009 est.
68
Colombia
5.50
31 December 2009 est.
69
Qatar
5.50
31 December 2009 est.
70
Bahamas, The
5.25
31 December 2009 est.
71
Albania
5.25
31 December 2009 est.
72
Cambodia
5.25
31 December 2007
73
Syria
5.00
31 December 2009 est.
74
Bangladesh
5.00
31 December 2009 est.
75
New Zealand
5.00
31 December 2008
76
Guinea-Bissau
4.75
31 December 2008
77
Chad
4.75
31 December 2008
78
Central African Republic
4.75
31 December 2008
79
Niger
4.75
31 December 2008
80
Jordan
4.75
31 December 2009 est.
81
Congo, Republic of the
4.75
31 December 2008
82
Mexico
4.50
31 December 2009 est.
83
Mali
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
84
Senegal
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
85
Benin
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
86
Equatorial Guinea
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
87
Togo
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
88
Gabon
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
89
Cameroon
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
90
Cote d'Ivoire
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
91
Burkina Faso
4.25
31 December 2009 est.
92
Laos
4.00
31 December 2009
93
Algeria
4.00
31 December 2009 est.
94
Tanzania
3.70
31 December 2009 est.
95
Poland
3.50
31 December 2009 est.
96
Philippines
3.50
31 December 2009 est.
97
Morocco
3.31
31 December 2009 est.
98
Australia
3.28
31 December 2009 est.
99
Bolivia
3.00
31 December 2009 est.
100
Kuwait
3.00
31 December 2009 est.
101
Libya
3.00
31 December 2009 est.
102
Aruba
3.00
31 December 2009 est.
103
Fiji
3.00
31 December 2009 est.
104
China
2.79
31 December 2009 est.
105
Comoros
2.21
31 December 2009 est.
106
Lithuania
2.06
31 December 2009 est.
107
Peru
2.05
31 December 2009 est.
108
Malaysia
2.00
31 December 2009 est.
109
Azerbaijan
2.00
31 December 2009 est.
110
Luxembourg
1.75
31 December 2009
111
Slovakia
1.75
31 December 2009
112
Korea, South
1.75
31 December 2008
113
Italy
1.75
31 December 2009
114
Greece
1.75
31 December 2009
115
Germany
1.75
31 December 2009
116
France
1.75
31 December 2009
117
Finland
1.75
31 December 2009
118
Ireland
1.75
31 December 2009
119
Norway
1.75
31 December 2009 est.
120
Cyprus
1.75
31 December 2009
121
Belgium
1.75
31 December 2009
122
Thailand
1.75
31 December 2009 est.
123
Spain
1.75
31 December 2009
124
Slovenia
1.75
31 December 2009
125
Portugal
1.75
31 December 2009
126
European Union
1.75
31 December 2009
127
Netherlands
1.75
31 December 2009
128
Malta
1.75
31 December 2009
129
Taiwan
1.25
February 2009
130
Israel
1.01
31 December 2009 est.
131
Denmark
1.00
31 December 2009 est.
132
Czech Republic
1.00
31 December 2009 est.
133
Switzerland
0.75
31 December 2009 est.
134
Bulgaria
0.55
31 December 2009 est.
135
Bahrain
0.50
31 December 2009 est.
136
United Kingdom
0.50
31 December 2009 est.
137
Chile
0.50
31 December 2009 est.
138
Hong Kong
0.50
31 December 2009 est.
139
United States
0.50
31 December 2009
140
Sweden
0.50
31 December 2009 est.
141
Japan
0.30
31 December 2008
142
Singapore
0.27
31 December 2009 est.
143
Canada
0.25
31 December 2009 est.
144
Oman
0.05
31 December 2009 est.
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