total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Comoros
total: 8 years
male: 9 years
female: 7 years (2004)
Congo, Republic of the
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2003)
Cook Islands
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2005)
Costa Rica
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Croatia
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Cuba
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Cyprus
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Czech Republic
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2006)
Denmark
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Djibouti
total: 4 years
male: 5 years
female: 4 years (2006)
Dominica
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2005)
Dominican Republic
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2004)
El Salvador
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2006)
Equatorial Guinea
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2000)
Eritrea
total: 5 years
male: 6 years
female: 4 years (2004)
Estonia
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Ethiopia
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 7 years (2007)
Fiji
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Finland
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)
France
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Gambia, The
total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2004)
Gaza Strip
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Georgia
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Germany
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Ghana
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2007)
Greece
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Grenada
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Guatemala
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2006)
Guinea
total: 8 years
male: 10 years
female: 7 years (2006)
Guinea-Bissau
total: 5 years
male: 7 years
female: 4 years (2001)
Guyana
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2005)
Honduras
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2004)
Hong Kong
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Hungary
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Iceland
total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 19 years (2006)
India
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2005)
Indonesia
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2005)
Iran
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Iraq
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2005)
Ireland
total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)
Israel
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Italy
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Jamaica
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)
Japan
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2006)
Jordan
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Kazakhstan
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2007)
Kenya
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2004)
Kiribati
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Korea, South
total: 17 years
male: 18 years
female: 15 years (2007)
Kuwait
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Kyrgyzstan
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Laos
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2006)
Latvia
total: 16 years
male: 14 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Lebanon
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Lesotho
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2006)
Liberia
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2000)
Libya
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2003)
Liechtenstein
total: 15 years
male: 16 years
female: 13 years (2004)
Lithuania
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Luxembourg
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Macau
total: 15 years
male: 16 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Macedonia
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Madagascar
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2006)
Malawi
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2004)
Malaysia
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Maldives
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2006)
Mali
total: 7 years
male: 8 years
female: 5 years (2005)
Malta
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2005)
Marshall Islands
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2003)
Mauritania
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 8 years (2006)
Mauritius
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Mexico
total: 13 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Moldova
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)
Mongolia
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Montserrat
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Morocco
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 9 years (2005)
Mozambique
total: 8 years
male: 9 years
female: 7 years (2005)
Namibia
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2006)
Nauru
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 9 years (2006)
Nepal
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2003)
Netherlands
total: 16 years
male: 17 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Netherlands Antilles
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2002)
New Zealand
total: 19 years
male: 19 years
female: 20 years (2006)
Nicaragua
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2003)
Niger
total: 4 years
male: 5 years
female: 3 years (2006)
Nigeria
total: 8 years
male: 9 years
female: 7 years (2004)
Niue
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Norway
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 18 years (2006)
Oman
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2006)
Pakistan
total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 6 years (2006)
Palau
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2000)
Panama
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Paraguay
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Peru
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Philippines
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2006)
Poland
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Portugal
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Qatar
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Romania
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Russia
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Rwanda
total: 9 years
male: 8 years
female: 9 years (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2005)
Saint Lucia
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Samoa
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2001)
Sao Tome and Principe
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2006)
Seychelles
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2007)
Sierra Leone
total: 7 years
male: 8 years
female: 6 years (2001)
Slovakia
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2006)
Slovenia
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Solomon Islands
total: 8 years
male: 9 years
female: 8 years (2005)
South Africa
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2004)
Spain
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Suriname
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 13 years (2002)
Swaziland
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2005)
Sweden
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2006)
Switzerland
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2006)
Tajikistan
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 10 years (2006)
Thailand
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Togo
total: 9 years
male: 11 years
female: 7 years (2000)
Tokelau
total: 11 years
male: 10 years
female: 11 years (2004)
Tonga
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2005)
Tunisia
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Turkey
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2006)
Turks and Caicos Islands
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2005)
Tuvalu
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2001)
Uganda
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2004)
Ukraine
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2006)
United Arab Emirates
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)
United Kingdom
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2006)
United States
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Uruguay
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2006)
Uzbekistan
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2007)
Vanuatu
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2004)
Venezuela
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)
Vietnam
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2000)
West Bank
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Yemen
total: 9 years
male: 11 years
female: 7 years (2005)
Zambia
total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2000)
Zimbabwe
total: 9 years
male: 9 years
female: 9 years (2003)
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Field Listing :: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent
of GDP.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Education expenditures(% of GDP)
Afghanistan
NA
Albania
2.9% of GDP (2002)
Algeria
5.1% of GDP (1999)
American Samoa
NA
Andorra
2.3% of GDP (2006)
Angola
2.4% of GDP (2005)
Anguilla
4% of GDP (2005)
Antigua and Barbuda
3.9% of GDP (2002)
Argentina
3.8% of GDP (2004)
Armenia
3.2% of GDP (2001)
Aruba
4.8% of GDP (2005)
Australia
4.5% of GDP (2005)
Austria
5.4% of GDP (2005)
Azerbaijan
2.1% of GDP (2006)
Bahamas, The
3.6% of GDP (2000)
Bahrain
3.9% of GDP (1991)
Bangladesh
2.7% of GDP (2005)
Barbados
6.9% of GDP (2005)
Belarus
6.1% of GDP (2006)
Belgium
6% of GDP (2004)
Belize
5.3% of GDP (2004)
Benin
4.4% of GDP (2004)
Bermuda
1.2% of GDP (2006)
Bhutan
7% of GDP (2005)
Bolivia
6.4% of GDP (2003)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
NA
Botswana
8.7% of GDP (2007)
Brazil
4% of GDP (2004)
British Virgin Islands
3.7% of GDP (2006)
Brunei
5.2% of GDP (2000)
Bulgaria
4.5% of GDP (2005)
Burkina Faso
4.2% of GDP (2006)
Burma
1.2% of GDP (2001)
Burundi
5.1% of GDP (2005)
Cambodia
1.7% of GDP (2004)
Cameroon
3.3% of GDP (2006)
Canada
5.2% of GDP (2002)
Cape Verde
6.3% of GDP (2006)
Cayman Islands
2.8% of GDP (2005)
Central African Republic
1.4% of GDP (2006)
Chad
1.9% of GDP (2005)
Chile
3.2% of GDP (2006)
China
1.9% of GDP (1999)
Colombia
4.7% of GDP (2006)
Comoros
3.8% of GDP (2002)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
NA
Congo, Republic of the
1.9% of GDP (2005)
Cook Islands
0.2% of GDP (2001)
Costa Rica
4.9% of GDP (2004)
Cote d'Ivoire
4.6% of GDP (2001)
Croatia
4.5% of GDP (2004)
Cuba
9.1% of GDP (2006)
Cyprus
6.3% of GDP (2004)
Czech Republic
4.4% of GDP (2004)
Denmark
8.3% of GDP (2005)
Djibouti
8.4% of GDP (2006)
Dominica
5% of GDP (1999)
Dominican Republic
3.6% of GDP (2006)
Ecuador
1% of GDP (2001)
Egypt
4.2% of GDP (2006)
El Salvador
3.1% of GDP (2006)
Equatorial Guinea
0.6% of GDP (2003)
Eritrea
2.4% of GDP (2006)
Estonia
5.1% of GDP (2004)
Ethiopia
6% of GDP (2006)
Fiji
6.5% of GDP (2004)
Finland
6.4% of GDP (2005)
France
5.7% of GDP (2005)
French Polynesia
NA
Gabon
3.8% of GDP (2000)
Gambia, The
2% of GDP (2004)
Gaza Strip
NA
Georgia
3.1% of GDP (2006)
Germany
4.6% of GDP (2004)
Ghana
5.4% of GDP (2005)
Gibraltar
NA
Greece
4.4% of GDP (2005)
Greenland
NA
Grenada
5.2% of GDP (2003)
Guam
NA
Guatemala
2.6% of GDP (2006)
Guernsey
NA
Guinea
1.6% of GDP (2005)
Guinea-Bissau
5.2% of GDP (1999)
Guyana
8.3% of GDP (2006)
Haiti
1.4% of GDP (1991)
Honduras
3.8% of GDP (1991)
Hong Kong
3.9% of GDP (2006)
Hungary
5.5% of GDP (2005)
Iceland
7.6% of GDP (2004)
India
3.2% of GDP (2005)
Indonesia
3.6% of GDP (2006)
Iran
5.1% of GDP (2006)
Iraq
NA
Ireland
4.7% of GDP (2005)
Isle of Man
NA
Israel
6.9% of GDP (2004)
Italy
4.5% of GDP (2005)
Jamaica
5.3% of GDP (2005)
Japan
3.5% of GDP (2005)
Jersey
NA
Jordan
4.9% of GDP (1999)
Kazakhstan
2.3% of GDP (2005)
Kenya
6.9% of GDP (2006)
Kiribati
17.8% of GDP (2002)
Korea, North
NA
Korea, South
4.6% of GDP (2004)
Kuwait
3.8% of GDP (2006)
Kyrgyzstan
4.9% of GDP (2005)
Laos
3% of GDP (2006)
Latvia
5.1% of GDP (2004)
Lebanon
2.7% of GDP (2006)
Lesotho
13% of GDP (2006)
Liberia
NA
Libya
2.7% of GDP (1999)
Liechtenstein
NA
Lithuania
5% of GDP (2005)
Luxembourg
3.4% of GDP (1999)
Macau
2.4% of GDP (2005)
Macedonia
3.5% of GDP (2002)
Madagascar
3.1% of GDP (2006)
Malawi
5.8% of GDP (2003)
Malaysia
6.2% of GDP (2004)
Maldives
8% of GDP (2006)
Mali
4.5% of GDP (2006)
Malta
5.1% of GDP (2004)
Marshall Islands
11.8% of GDP (2004)
Mauritania
2.9% of GDP (2006)
Mauritius
3.9% of GDP (2006)
Mayotte
NA
Mexico
5.5% of GDP (2005)
Micronesia, Federated States of
7.3% of GDP (2000)
Moldova
7.6% of GDP (2006)
Monaco
4.4% of GDP (2004)
Mongolia
5% of GDP (2004)
Montenegro
NA
Montserrat
3.3% of GDP (2004)
Morocco
NA
Mozambique
5% of GDP (2005)
Namibia
6.9% of GDP (2003)
Nauru
NA
Nepal
3.4% of GDP (2003)
Netherlands
5.3% of GDP (2005)
Netherlands Antilles
NA
New Zealand
6.2% of GDP (2006)
Nicaragua
3.1% of GDP (2003)
Niger
3.4% of GDP (2006)
Nigeria
0.9% of GDP (1991)
Niue
NA
Norfolk Island
NA
Northern Mariana Islands
NA
Norway
7.2% of GDP (2005)
Oman
4% of GDP (2006)
Pakistan
2.6% of GDP (2006)
Palau
10.3% of GDP (2002)
Panama
3.8% of GDP (2004)
Papua New Guinea
NA
Paraguay
4% of GDP (2004)
Peru
2.5% of GDP (2006)
Philippines
2.5% of GDP (2005)
Poland
5.5% of GDP (2005)
Portugal
5.5% of GDP (2005)
Puerto Rico
NA
Qatar
3.3% of GDP (2005)
Romania
3.5% of GDP (2005)
Russia
3.8% of GDP (2005)
Rwanda
3.8% of GDP (2005)
Saint Helena
NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis
9.3% of GDP (2005)
Saint Lucia
6.6% of GDP (2006)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
NA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8.1% of GDP (2005)
Samoa
4.3% of GDP (2002)
San Marino
NA
Sao Tome and Principe
NA
Saudi Arabia
6.8% of GDP (2004)
Senegal
5% of GDP (2006)
Serbia
NA
Seychelles
6.5% of GDP (2006)
Sierra Leone
3.8% of GDP (2005)
Singapore
3.7% of GDP (2001)
Slovakia
3.9% of GDP (2005)
Slovenia
6% of GDP (2005)
Solomon Islands
3.3% of GDP (1999)
Somalia
NA
South Africa
5.4% of GDP (2006)
Spain
4.2% of GDP (2005)
Sri Lanka
NA
Sudan
6% of GDP (1991)
Suriname
NA
Swaziland
7% of GDP (2005)
Sweden
7.1% of GDP (2005)
Switzerland
5.8% of GDP (2005)
Syria
3.9% of GDP (1999)
Taiwan
NA
Tajikistan
3.4% of GDP (2006)
Tanzania
2.2% of GDP (1999)
Thailand
4.2% of GDP (2005)
Timor-Leste
NA
Togo
2.6% of GDP (2002)
Tokelau
NA
Tonga
5% of GDP (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago
4.2% of GDP (2002)
Tunisia
7.3% of GDP (2005)
Turkey
4% of GDP (2004)
Turkmenistan
3.9% of GDP (1991)
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
Tuvalu
NA
Uganda
5.2% of GDP (2004)
Ukraine
6.3% of GDP (2006)
United Arab Emirates
1.3% of GDP (2005)
United Kingdom
5.6% of GDP (2005)
United States
5.3% of GDP (2005)
Uruguay
2.9% of GDP (2006)
Uzbekistan
9.4% of GDP (1991)
Vanuatu
9.5% of GDP (2003)
Venezuela
3.7% of GDP (2006)
Vietnam
1.8% of GDP (1991)
Virgin Islands
NA
West Bank
NA
Yemen
9.6% of GDP (2001)
Zambia
2% of GDP (2005)
Zimbabwe
4.6% of GDP (2000)
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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
6.25% (31 December 2008)
6.25% (31 December 2007)
Algeria
4% (31 December 2008)
4% (31 December 2007)
Angola
19.57% (31 December 2008)
19.57% (31 December 2007)
Anguilla
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Antigua and Barbuda
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Argentina
NA
Armenia
7.25% (2 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy
instrument of the Armenian National Bank
Aruba
5% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan
8% (31 December 2008)
13% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the
National Bank of Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
5.25% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Bangladesh
5% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
Barbados
10% (31 December 2008)
12% (31 December 2007)
Belarus
12% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
Belgium
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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 2008)
12% (31 December 2007)
Benin
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Bolivia
13% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Botswana
15% (31 December 2008)
14.5% (31 December 2007)
Brazil
20.48% (31 December 2008)
17.85% (31 December 2007)
Bulgaria
5.77% (31 December 2008)
4.58% (31 December 2007)
Burkina Faso
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Burma
12% (31 December 2008)
12% (31 December 2007)
Burundi
10.08% (31 December 2008)
10.12% (31 December 2007)
Cambodia
NA% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Cameroon
4.75% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Canada
1.75% (31 December 2008)
4.5% (31 December 2007)
Cape Verde
7.5% (31 December 2008)
8.5% (31 December 2007)
Central African Republic
4.75% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Chad
4.75% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Chile
8.25% (31 December 2008)
6% (31 December 2007)
China
2.79% (31 December 2008)
3.33% (31 December 2007)
Colombia
11.5% (31 December 2008)
11.5% (31 December 2007)
Comoros
5.36% (31 December 2008)
5.36% (31 December 2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
NA% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Congo, Republic of the
4.75% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Costa Rica
25% (31 December 2008)
17% (31 December 2007)
Cote d'Ivoire
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Croatia
9% (31 December 2008)
9% (31 December 2007)
Cuba
NA%
Cyprus
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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
2.25% (31 December 2008)
3.5% (31 December 2007)
Denmark
3.5% (31 December 2008)
4% (31 December 2007)
Dominica
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Ecuador
9.14% (31 December 2008)
10.72% (31 December 2007)
Egypt
11.5% (31 December 2008)
9% (31 December 2007)
Equatorial Guinea
4.75% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
European Union
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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
6.32% (31 December 2008)
9.25% (31 December 2007)
Finland
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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
4.75% (31 December 2008)
5.25% (31 December 2007)
Gambia, The
NA% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
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
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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
17% (31 December 2008)
13.5% (31 December 2007)
Greece
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Guatemala
NA%
Guinea
NA% (31 December 2008)
22.25% (31 December 2005)
Guinea-Bissau
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Guyana
6.75% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Honduras
NA%
Hong Kong
0.5% (31 December 2008)
5.75% (31 December 2007)
Hungary
10% (31 December 2008)
7.5% (31 December 2007)
Iceland
22% (31 December 2008)
15.25% (31 December 2007)
India
6% (31 December 2008)
6% (31 December 2007)
Indonesia
10.83% (31 December 2008)
8% (31 December 2007)
Iraq
NA% (31 December 2008)
20% (31 December 2007)
Ireland
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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
2.5% (31 December 2008)
4% (31 December 2007)
Italy
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal
lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro
area
Japan
0.3% (31 December 2008)
0.75% (31 December 2007)
Jordan
6.25% (31 December 2008)
7% (31 December 2007)
Kazakhstan
10.5% (31 December 2008)
11% (31 December 2007)
Korea, South
1.75% (31 December 2008)
3.25% (31 December 2007)
Kuwait
3.75% (31 December 2008)
6.25% (31 December 2007)
Laos
7.67% (31 December 2008)
12.67% (31 December 2007)
Latvia
6% (31 December 2008)
6% (31 December 2007)
Lebanon
12% (31 December 2008)
12% (31 December 2007)
Lesotho
14.05% (31 December 2008)
12.82% (31 December 2007)
Libya
5% (31 December 2008)
4% (31 December 2007)
Lithuania
4.73% (31 December 2008)
4.85% (31 December 2007)
Luxembourg
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Malawi
15% (31 December 2008)
15% (31 December 2007)
Maldives
13% (31 December 2008)
12.5% (31 December 2007)
Mali
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Malta
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 2008)
12% (31 December 2007)
Mexico
NA% (31 December 2008)
Mongolia
14.78% (31 December 2008)
9.87% (31 December 2007)
Montserrat
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Morocco
3.32% (31 December 2008)
3.25% (31 December 2007)
Mozambique
9.95% (31 December 2008)
9.95% (31 December 2007)
Namibia
10% (31 December 2008)
10.5% (31 December 2007)
Nepal
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.25% (31 December 2007)
Netherlands
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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%
New Zealand
5% (31 December 2008)
8.25% (31 December 2007)
Nicaragua
NA%
Niger
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Nigeria
9.75% (31 December 2008)
9.5% (31 December 2007)
Norway
4% (31 December 2008)
6.25% (31 December 2007)
Oman
0.91% (31 December 2008)
1.98% (31 December 2007)
Pakistan
15% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
Papua New Guinea
7% (31 December 2008)
7.38% (31 December 2007)
Paraguay
20% (31 December 2008)
20% (31 December 2007)
Peru
7.25% (31 December 2008)
5.75% (31 December 2007)
Philippines
6% (31 December 2008)
4.28% (31 December 2007)
Poland
5% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
Portugal
3% (31 December 2008)
5% (31 December 2007)
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 2008)
5.5% (31 December 2007)
Romania
NA%
Russia
13% (31 December 2008)
10% (31 December 2007)
Rwanda
11.25% (31 December 2008)
12.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Lucia
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.5% (31 December 2008)
6.5% (31 December 2007)
Sao Tome and Principe
28% (31 December 2008)
28% (31 December 2007)
Saudi Arabia
2.5% (31 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
Senegal
4.75% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
Serbia
17.75% (31 December 2008)
9.57% (31 December 2007)