The CIA World Factbook Edition 2016 Economy

Central bank discount rate In 12 editions of 36.

Central bank discount rate was published in 12 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2008 to 2019. The 2016 edition carries it in 168 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2016 edition
168
the first edition with it
2008
the latest edition with it
2019

Published as “Central bank discount rate” (2008 to 2019).

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Entries with Central bank discount rate in each edition

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Africa

49 entries

Algeria

4% (31 December 2010)

4% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 98

Angola

9% (31 December 2014)

25% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 35

Benin

4.25% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 96

Botswana

6% (31 December 2015)

7.5% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 67

Burkina Faso

4.25% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 92

Burundi

11.25% (31 December 2010)

10% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 18

Cabo Verde

7.5% (31 December 2010)

7.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 43

Cameroon

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 88

Central African Republic

4.25% (31 December 2009)

4.75% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 89

Chad

4.25% (31 December 2009)

4.75% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 95

Comoros

1.93% (31 December 2010)

2.21% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 116

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

4% (31 December 2012)

20% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 97

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

4.25% (31 December 2009)

4.75% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 87

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

4.25% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 90

Egypt

9.75% (30 October 2014)

8.75% (5 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 26

Equatorial Guinea

8.5% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 37

Swaziland now Eswatini

6.5% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 57

Ethiopia

NA%

Gabon

3% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 103

Gambia, The now The Gambia

9% (31 December 2009)

11% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 34

Ghana

21% (31 December 2014)

16% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 4

Guinea

NA% (31 December 2010)

22.25% (31 December 2005)

Guinea-Bissau

4.25% (31 December 2009)

4.75% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 91

Kenya

11.5% (20 January 2016)

7% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 17

Lesotho

6.75% (2 February 2016)

6.25% (31 December 2015)

country comparison to the world: 48

Libya

9.52% (31 December 2010)

3% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 27

Madagascar

5% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 80

Malawi

15% (31 December 2009)

15% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 12

Mali

16% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 11

Mauritania

9% (31 December 2009)

12% (31 December 2007)

country comparison to the world: 33

Mauritius

9% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 36

Morocco

6.5% (31 December 2010)

3.31% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 56

Mozambique

9.5% (17 January 2013)

3.25% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 29

Namibia

6.75% (17 February 2016)

6.5% (31 December 2015)

country comparison to the world: 49

Niger

4.25% (31 December 2009)

4.75% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 93

Nigeria

4.25% (31 December 2010)

6% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 94

Rwanda

7.75% (31 December 2010)

11.25% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 42

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

16% (31 December 2009)

28% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 10

Senegal

0.25% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 134

Seychelles

11.17% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 19

Sierra Leone

NA%

Somalia

NA%

South Africa

5.75% (31 December 2014)

7% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 70

Tanzania

8.25% (31 December 2010)

3.7% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 38

Togo

2.5% (31 December 2010)

4.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 110

Tunisia

5.75% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 69

Uganda

14% (December 2014)

17% (30 March 2016)

country comparison to the world: 13

Zambia

9.1% (31 December 2012)

19% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 30

Zimbabwe

7.17% (31 December 2010)

975% (31 December 2007)

country comparison to the world: 44

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

5.4% (31 January 2012)

5.75% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 74

Asia

19 entries

Armenia

10.5% (10 February 2015)

8% (11 January 2012)

note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy instrument of the Armenian National Bank

country comparison to the world: 22

Azerbaijan

5% (31 December 2012)

5.25% (31 December 2011)

note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the National Bank of Azerbaijan

country comparison to the world: 79

Bangladesh

5% (31 December 2010)

5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 78

Bhutan

NA%

China

2.25% (31 December 2014 est.)

2.25% (31 December 2013 est.)

country comparison to the world: 111

Georgia

3.75% (15 January 2013)

5.25% (31 December 2012)

note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the National Bank of Georgia

country comparison to the world: 99

India

7.75% (31 December 2014)

7.75% (31 December 2013)

note: this is the Indian central bank's policy rate - the repurchase rate

country comparison to the world: 41

Japan

0.3% (31 December 2015)

0.3% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 133

Kazakhstan

16% (31 December 2015)

5.5% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 9

Korea, South now South Korea

1.5% (31 December 2015)

2% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 120

Kyrgyzstan

13.73% (22 December 2011)

2.5% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 15

Maldives

7% (31 December 2013)

6.96% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 46

Mongolia

12% (14 January 2016)

13% (15 January 2015)

country comparison to the world: 16

Nepal

8% (31 July 2015)

8% (31 July 2014)

country comparison to the world: 40

Pakistan

6% (15 November 2015)

9.5% (18 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 66

Russia

11% (31 December 2015 est.)

17% (31 December 2014)

note: this is the so-called refinancing rate, but in Russia banks do not get refinancing at this rate; this is a reference rate used primarily for fiscal purposes

country comparison to the world: 20

Sri Lanka

6% (31 December 2015)

6.5% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 68

Tajikistan

4.8% (31 December 2013)

6.5% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 81

Turkmenistan

5% (31 December 2014)

5% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 77

Central America and the Caribbean

19 entries

Anguilla

6.5% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 52

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

6.5% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 59

Aruba

1% (31 December 2010)

3% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 123

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

4.5% (1 January 2014)

4.5% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 82

Barbados

7% (31 December 2010)

7% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 47

Belize

18% (31 December 2010)

12% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 8

Costa Rica

21.5% (31 December 2010)

23% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 3

Cuba

NA%

Dominica

6.5% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 51

Grenada

6.5% (31 December 2009)

6.5% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 60

Guatemala

6.5% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 58

Honduras

6.25% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 62

Jamaica

2% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 115

Montserrat

10.99% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 21

Nicaragua

3% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 104

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.5% (31 December 2009)

6.5% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 55

Saint Lucia

6.5% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 54

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6.5% (31 December 2010)

6.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 53

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

6.75% (04 March 2016 est.)

6.75% (31 December 2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 50

Europe

35 entries

Albania

2.25% (31 December 2014)

3% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 112

Belarus

20% (13 August 2014)

10.5% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 6

Belgium

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 152

Bulgaria

0.01% (31 December 2015)

0.03% (31 December 2014)

note: Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has had no independent monetary policy since the introduction of the Currency Board regime in 1997; this is BNB's base interest rate

country comparison to the world: 155

Croatia

7% (31 December 2013)

7% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 45

Czechia

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.05% (31 December 2012)

note: this is the two-week repo, the main rate CNB uses

country comparison to the world: 150

Denmark

0.75% (31 December 2011)

0.75% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 126

Estonia

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 147

European Union

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2012)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 138

Finland

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 151

France

0.05% (31 December 2014)

0.25% (31 December 2013)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 148

Germany

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 149

Greece

0.05% (31 March 2016)

0.15% (11 June 2014)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 146

Hungary

1.35% (22 July 2015)

2.1% (23 July 2014)

country comparison to the world: 121

Ireland

0.05% (31 December 2015)

0.15% (31 August 2014)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 145

Italy

0.25% (31 December 2013)

0.75% (31 December 2012)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 135

Latvia

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 139

Lithuania

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 140

Luxembourg

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 142

Malta

-0.21% (31 December 2015)

-0.09% (31 December 2013)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 157

Moldova

19.5% (31 December 2015)

6.5% (31 December 2014)

note: this is the basic rate on short-term operations

country comparison to the world: 7

Netherlands

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 143

Macedonia now North Macedonia

3.25% (31 December 2014)

3.25% (31 December 2013)

note: series discontinued in January 2010; the discount rate has been replaced by a referent rate for calculating the penalty rate

country comparison to the world: 101

Norway

6.25% (31 December 2010)

1.75% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 63

Poland

2.5% (31 December 2014)

1.5% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 109

Portugal

0.05% (31 December 2014)

0.25% (31 December 2013)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 144

Romania

1.75% (31 December 2015)

2.75% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 118

Serbia

9.5% (18 March 2014)

11.75% (6 February 2013)

country comparison to the world: 28

Slovakia

0.05% (9 December 2015)

0.05% (10 September 2014)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 2009

country comparison to the world: 141

Slovenia

0.3% (10 September 2014)

0.75% (31 December 2013)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 132

Spain

0.05% (10 September 2014)

0.25% (13 November 2013)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 153

Sweden

  • 0% (31 December 2014)
  • 1% (31 December 2013)
  • note:: the Discount rate was abolished in 2002, and replaced by a "Reference rate" with no bearing on monetary policy; the rate quoted here is the Reference rate

country comparison to the world: 156

Switzerland

0.5% (31 December 2010)

0.75% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 128

Ukraine

22% (23 December 2015)

7.5% (31 January 2012)

country comparison to the world: 2

United Kingdom

0.5% (31 December 2014)

0.5% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 127

Middle East

14 entries

Cyprus

0.05% (31 December 2013)

0.3% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area

country comparison to the world: 154

Iran

NA%

Iraq

6% (December 2012)

  • 6% (December 2011)
  • country comparison to the world: 65

Israel

0.1% (15 December 2015)

0.25% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 137

Jordan

0.3% (31 December 2010)

4.75% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 131

Kuwait

1.25% (31 December 2010)

3% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 122

Lebanon

3.5% (31 December 2010)

10% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 100

Oman

2% (31 December 2010)

0.05% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 114

Qatar

4.5% (31 December 2012)

4.93% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 83

Saudi Arabia

2.5% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 108

Syria

0.75% (31 December 2015)

5% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 125

Turkey now Turkiye

5.25% (31 December 2011)

15% (22 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 75

United Arab Emirates

NA%

Yemen

NA%

North America

3 entries

Canada

1% (31 December 2010)

0.25% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 124

Mexico

4.5% (31 December 2012)

4.5% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 84

United States

0.5% (31 December 2010)

0.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 129

Oceania

5 entries

Australia

3% (28 February 2013)

4.35% (31 December 2010)

note: this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's "cash rate target," or policy rate

country comparison to the world: 106

Fiji

1.75% (31 December 2010)

3% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 117

New Zealand

2.5% (31 December 2009)

5% (31 December 2008)

country comparison to the world: 107

Papua New Guinea

14% (31 December 2010)

6.92% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 14

Vanuatu

20% (31 December 2010)

6% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 5

South America

12 entries

Argentina

NA%

Bolivia

4.5% (31 December 2013)

4% (31 december 2012)

country comparison to the world: 85

Brazil

10% (31 December 2013)

11% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 24

Chile

3.12% (31 December 2010)

0.5% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 102

Colombia

5.75% (18 December 2015)

4.75% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 71

Ecuador

8.17% (31 December 2011)

8.68% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 39

Guyana

5.5% (31 December 2011)

4.25% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 72

Paraguay

5.5% (31 December 2012)

6% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 73

Peru

5.05% (31 December 2012)

5.05% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 76

Suriname

10% (2013)

  • 9% (2012)
  • country comparison to the world: 23

Uruguay

9% (31 December 2012)

8.75% (31 December 2011)

note: Uruguay's central bank uses the benchmark interest rate, rather than the discount rate, to conduct monetary policy; the rates shown here are the benchmark rates

country comparison to the world: 32

Venezuela

29.5% (2015)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Southeast Asia

11 entries

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

9.95% (31 December 2010)

12% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 25

Cambodia

NA% (31 December 2012)

5.25% (31 December 2007)

Hong Kong

0.5% (31 December 2013)

0.5% (31 December 2012)

country comparison to the world: 130

Indonesia

6.37% (31 December 2010)

6.46% (31 December 2009)

note: this figure represents the 3-month SBI rate; the Bank of Indonesia has not employed the one-month SBI since September 2010

country comparison to the world: 61

Laos

4.3% (31 December 2010)

4% (31 December 2009)

country comparison to the world: 86

Malaysia

3% (31 December 2011)

2.83% (31 December 2010)

country comparison to the world: 105

Philippines

6.13% (31 December 2015)

6.13% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 64

Singapore

0.25% (2014)

  • 0.07% (2013)
  • country comparison to the world: 136

Taiwan

1.63% (31 December 2015)

1.88% (31 December 2014)

country comparison to the world: 119

Thailand

2% (31 December 2014)

2.25% (31 December 2013)

country comparison to the world: 113

Vietnam

9% (31 December 2012)

15% (31 December 2011)

country comparison to the world: 31

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