2 Australia 20.00 2006
3 New Zealand 20.00 2006
4 Australia 20.00 2006
5 Iceland 19.00 2006
6 British Virgin Islands 19.00 2005
7 New Zealand 19.00 2006
8 New Zealand 19.00 2006
9 Ireland 18.00 2006
10 Ireland 18.00 2006
11 Iceland 18.00 2006
12 Norway 18.00 2006
13 Korea, South 18.00 2007
14 Finland 18.00 2006
15 Canada 17.00 2004
16 Canada 17.00 2004
17 Canada 17.00 2004
18 Cuba 17.00 2006
19 Ireland 17.00 2006
20 Italy 17.00 2006
21 Iceland 17.00 2006
22 Greece 17.00 2006
23 Greece 17.00 2006
24 Greece 17.00 2006
25 France 17.00 2006
26 Finland 17.00 2006
27 Finland 17.00 2006
28 Estonia 17.00 2006
29 United Kingdom 17.00 2006
30 Sweden 17.00 2006
31 Spain 17.00 2006
32 Slovenia 17.00 2006
33 Slovenia 17.00 2006
34 Norway 17.00 2006
35 Norway 17.00 2006
36 Netherlands 17.00 2006
37 Libya 17.00 2003
38 Libya 17.00 2003
39 Lithuania 17.00 2006
40 Latvia 17.00 2006
41 Korea, South 17.00 2007
42 British Virgin Islands 17.00 2005
43 Denmark 17.00 2006
44 Denmark 17.00 2006
45 Argentina 16.00 2005
46 Belgium 16.00 2006
47 Austria 16.00 2006
48 Bahrain 16.00 2006
49 Belgium 16.00 2006
50 Belgium 16.00 2006
51 Italy 16.00 2006
52 Italy 16.00 2006
53 Israel 16.00 2006
54 Hungary 16.00 2006
55 Germany 16.00 2006
56 Germany 16.00 2006
57 Germany 16.00 2006
58 France 16.00 2006
59 France 16.00 2006
60 United Kingdom 16.00 2006
61 United Kingdom 16.00 2006
62 Sweden 16.00 2006
63 Spain 16.00 2006
64 Spain 16.00 2006
65 Slovenia 16.00 2006
66 Portugal 16.00 2006
67 Poland 16.00 2006
68 Netherlands 16.00 2006
69 Uruguay 16.00 2006
70 United States 16.00 2006
71 United States 16.00 2006
72 Montserrat 16.00 2006
73 Montserrat 16.00 2006
74 Macau 16.00 2006
75 Libya 16.00 2003
76 Liechtenstein 16.00 2004
77 Lithuania 16.00 2006
78 Latvia 16.00 2006
79 Kazakhstan 16.00 2007
80 Netherlands 16.00 2006
81 Estonia 16.00 2006
82 Denmark 16.00 2006
83 Cuba 16.00 2006
84 Argentina 15.00 2005
85 Austria 15.00 2006
86 Austria 15.00 2006
87 Belarus 15.00 2006
88 Czech Republic 15.00 2006
89 Japan 15.00 2006
90 Japan 15.00 2006
91 Japan 15.00 2006
92 Israel 15.00 2006
93 Israel 15.00 2006
94 Hungary 15.00 2006
95 Hungary 15.00 2006
96 Czech Republic 15.00 2006
97 Czech Republic 15.00 2006
98 British Virgin Islands 15.00 2005
99 Uruguay 15.00 2006
100 United States 15.00 2006
101 Ukraine 15.00 2006
102 Switzerland 15.00 2006
103 Switzerland 15.00 2006
104 Switzerland 15.00 2006
105 Sweden 15.00 2006
106 Portugal 15.00 2006
107 Portugal 15.00 2006
108 Poland 15.00 2006
109 Poland 15.00 2006
110 Netherlands Antilles 15.00 2002
111 Malta 15.00 2005
112 Malta 15.00 2005
113 Malta 15.00 2005
114 Montserrat 15.00 2006
115 Seychelles 15.00 2007
116 Seychelles 15.00 2007
117 Palau 15.00 2000
118 Palau 15.00 2000
119 Macau 15.00 2006
120 Liechtenstein 15.00 2004
121 Slovakia 15.00 2006
122 Slovakia 15.00 2006
123 Lithuania 15.00 2006
124 Kazakhstan 15.00 2007
125 Kazakhstan 15.00 2007
126 Korea, South 15.00 2007
127 Estonia 15.00 2006
128 Brazil 15.00 2005
129 Cuba 15.00 2006
130 Belarus 15.00 2006
131 Bahrain 15.00 2006
132 Aruba 14.00 2006
133 Aruba 14.00 2006
134 Argentina 14.00 2005
135 West Bank 14.00 2006
136 West Bank 14.00 2006
137 Uruguay 14.00 2006
138 Ukraine 14.00 2006
139 Ukraine 14.00 2006
140 Tunisia 14.00 2006
141 Tunisia 14.00 2006
142 Thailand 14.00 2006
143 Thailand 14.00 2006
144 Saint Lucia 14.00 2006
145 Saint Lucia 14.00 2006
146 Seychelles 14.00 2007
147 Russia 14.00 2006
148 Russia 14.00 2006
149 Romania 14.00 2006
150 Romania 14.00 2006
151 Romania 14.00 2006
152 Qatar 14.00 2006
153 Palau 14.00 2000
154 Panama 14.00 2006
155 Peru 14.00 2006
156 Peru 14.00 2006
157 Peru 14.00 2006
158 Netherlands Antilles 14.00 2002
159 Netherlands Antilles 14.00 2002
160 Mexico 14.00 2006
161 Mauritius 14.00 2005
162 Mauritius 14.00 2005
163 Macau 14.00 2006
164 Luxembourg 14.00 2006
165 Luxembourg 14.00 2006
166 Slovakia 14.00 2006
167 Latvia 14.00 2006
168 Gaza Strip 14.00 2006
169 Gaza Strip 14.00 2006
170 Guyana 14.00 2005
171 Chile 14.00 2006
172 Mongolia 14.00 2006
173 Brunei 14.00 2006
174 Brunei 14.00 2006
175 Brunei 14.00 2006
176 Bulgaria 14.00 2006
177 Bulgaria 14.00 2006
178 Brazil 14.00 2005
179 Brazil 14.00 2005
180 Belarus 14.00 2006
181 Croatia 14.00 2006
182 Croatia 14.00 2006
183 Hong Kong 14.00 2006
184 Hong Kong 14.00 2006
185 Dominica 14.00 2005
186 Cyprus 14.00 2006
187 Cyprus 14.00 2006
188 Chile 14.00 2006
189 Chile 14.00 2006
190 Bermuda 14.00 2005
191 Barbados 14.00 2001
192 Bahrain 14.00 2006
193 Aruba 13.00 2006
194 Algeria 13.00 2005
195 Algeria 13.00 2005
196 Barbados 13.00 2001
197 Barbados 13.00 2001
198 West Bank 13.00 2006
199 Tunisia 13.00 2006
200 Tonga 13.00 2004
201 Tonga 13.00 2004
202 Tonga 13.00 2004
203 Thailand 13.00 2006
204 Saint Lucia 13.00 2006
205 South Africa 13.00 2004
206 South Africa 13.00 2004
207 South Africa 13.00 2004
208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.00 2005
209 Russia 13.00 2006
210 Marshall Islands 13.00 2003
211 Marshall Islands 13.00 2003
212 Marshall Islands 13.00 2003
213 Qatar 13.00 2006
214 Qatar 13.00 2006
215 Panama 13.00 2006
216 Panama 13.00 2006
217 Suriname 13.00 2002
218 Malaysia 13.00 2005
219 Malaysia 13.00 2005
220 Mexico 13.00 2006
221 Mexico 13.00 2006
222 Mauritius 13.00 2005
223 Lebanon 13.00 2006
224 Kuwait 13.00 2006
225 Kuwait 13.00 2006
226 Kiribati 13.00 2005
227 Kyrgyzstan 13.00 2006
228 Jordan 13.00 2006
229 Jordan 13.00 2006
230 Jordan 13.00 2006
231 Hong Kong 13.00 2006
232 Mongolia 13.00 2006
233 Moldova 13.00 2006
234 Luxembourg 13.00 2006
235 Liechtenstein 13.00 2004
236 Lebanon 13.00 2006
237 Lebanon 13.00 2006
238 Gaza Strip 13.00 2006
239 Guyana 13.00 2005
240 Guyana 13.00 2005
241 Georgia 13.00 2006
242 Fiji 13.00 2005
243 Fiji 13.00 2005
244 Fiji 13.00 2005
245 Cayman Islands 13.00 2001
246 Iran 13.00 2005
247 Iran 13.00 2005
248 Iran 13.00 2005
249 Croatia 13.00 2006
250 Cayman Islands 13.00 2001
251 Bulgaria 13.00 2006
252 Belize 13.00 2004
253 Belize 13.00 2004
254 Belize 13.00 2004
255 Bermuda 13.00 2005
256 Bermuda 13.00 2005
257 Algeria 13.00 2005
258 Dominican Republic 13.00 2004
259 Dominica 13.00 2005
260 Dominica 13.00 2005
261 Cyprus 13.00 2006
262 Colombia 13.00 2006
263 United Arab Emirates 12.00 2003
264 Botswana 12.00 2005
265 Botswana 12.00 2005
266 Colombia 12.00 2006
267 Costa Rica 12.00 2005
268 Costa Rica 12.00 2005
269 Cape Verde 12.00 2006
270 Samoa 12.00 2001
271 Samoa 12.00 2001
272 Samoa 12.00 2001
273 Venezuela 12.00 2003
274 Venezuela 12.00 2003
275 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 2005
276 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 2005
277 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 2005
278 Uzbekistan 12.00 2007
279 Turkey 12.00 2006
280 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.00 2005
281 Tajikistan 12.00 2006
282 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00 2005
283 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00 2005
284 Philippines 12.00 2006
285 Philippines 12.00 2006
286 Paraguay 12.00 2005
287 Paraguay 12.00 2005
288 Paraguay 12.00 2005
289 Suriname 12.00 2002
290 Niue 12.00 2005
291 Niue 12.00 2005
292 Niue 12.00 2005
293 Malaysia 12.00 2005
294 Maldives 12.00 2006
295 Maldives 12.00 2006
296 Maldives 12.00 2006
297 Oman 12.00 2006
298 Oman 12.00 2006
299 Macedonia 12.00 2005
300 Macedonia 12.00 2005
301 Macedonia 12.00 2005
302 Mongolia 12.00 2006
303 Moldova 12.00 2006
304 Moldova 12.00 2006
305 Kuwait 12.00 2006
306 Kiribati 12.00 2005
307 Kiribati 12.00 2005
308 Kyrgyzstan 12.00 2006
309 Kyrgyzstan 12.00 2006
310 Jamaica 12.00 2003
311 Jamaica 12.00 2003
312 Indonesia 12.00 2005
313 Honduras 12.00 2004
314 Grenada 12.00 2005
315 Grenada 12.00 2005
316 Grenada 12.00 2005
317 Georgia 12.00 2006
318 Georgia 12.00 2006
319 El Salvador 12.00 2006
320 El Salvador 12.00 2006
321 El Salvador 12.00 2006
322 Dominican Republic 12.00 2004
323 Dominican Republic 12.00 2004
324 Cape Verde 12.00 2006
325 Costa Rica 12.00 2005
326 Colombia 12.00 2006
327 Cayman Islands 12.00 2001
328 Botswana 12.00 2005
329 Armenia 12.00 2006
330 United Arab Emirates 11.00 2003
331 Albania 11.00 2004
332 Uzbekistan 11.00 2007
333 Uzbekistan 11.00 2007
334 Uganda 11.00 2004
335 Tuvalu 11.00 2001
336 Tuvalu 11.00 2001
337 Oman 11.00 2006
338 Morocco 11.00 2005
339 Liberia 11.00 2000
340 Cape Verde 11.00 2006
341 China 11.00 2006
342 China 11.00 2006
343 China 11.00 2006
344 Bhutan 11.00 2006
345 Anguilla 11.00 2006
346 Anguilla 11.00 2006
347 Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 2005
348 Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 2005
349 Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 2005
350 Philippines 11.00 2006
351 Nicaragua 11.00 2003
352 Nicaragua 11.00 2003
353 Nicaragua 11.00 2003
354 Suriname 11.00 2002
355 Vanuatu 11.00 2004
356 Yemen 11.00 2005
357 Namibia 11.00 2006
358 Namibia 11.00 2006
359 Namibia 11.00 2006
360 Vietnam 11.00 2000
361 Venezuela 11.00 2003
362 Tuvalu 11.00 2001
363 Turkey 11.00 2006
364 Turkey 11.00 2006
365 Togo 11.00 2000
366 Tokelau 11.00 2004
367 Tokelau 11.00 2004
368 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.00 2005
369 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.00 2005
370 Tajikistan 11.00 2006
371 Anguilla 11.00 2006
372 Andorra 11.00 2006
373 Andorra 11.00 2006
374 Andorra 11.00 2006
375 Armenia 11.00 2006
376 Armenia 11.00 2006
377 Albania 11.00 2004
378 Albania 11.00 2004
379 Jamaica 11.00 2003
380 Iraq 11.00 2005
381 India 11.00 2005
382 Indonesia 11.00 2005
383 Indonesia 11.00 2005
384 Honduras 11.00 2004
385 Honduras 11.00 2004
386 Guatemala 11.00 2006
387 Azerbaijan 11.00 2006
388 United Arab Emirates 11.00 2003
389 Afghanistan 11.00 2004
390 Azerbaijan 11.00 2006
391 Azerbaijan 11.00 2006
392 Bhutan 10.00 2006
393 Cambodia 10.00 2006
394 Congo, Republic of the 10.00 2003
395 Swaziland 10.00 2005
396 Swaziland 10.00 2005
397 Swaziland 10.00 2005
398 Vietnam 10.00 2000
399 Vietnam 10.00 2000
400 Uganda 10.00 2004
401 Uganda 10.00 2004
402 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00 2006
403 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00 2006
404 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00 2006
405 Tokelau 10.00 2004
406 Tajikistan 10.00 2006
407 Nepal 10.00 2003
408 Vanuatu 10.00 2004
409 Vanuatu 10.00 2004
410 Kenya 10.00 2004
411 Kenya 10.00 2004
412 Iraq 10.00 2005
413 India 10.00 2005
414 Guinea 10.00 2006
415 Guatemala 10.00 2006
416 Guatemala 10.00 2006
417 Ghana 10.00 2007
418 Equatorial Guinea 10.00 2000
419 Morocco 10.00 2005
420 Malawi 10.00 2004
421 Madagascar 10.00 2006
422 Lesotho 10.00 2006
423 Lesotho 10.00 2006
424 Lesotho 10.00 2006
425 Liberia 10.00 2000
426 Laos 10.00 2006
427 Equatorial Guinea 10.00 2000
428 Cook Islands 10.00 2005
429 Cook Islands 10.00 2005
430 Cook Islands 10.00 2005
431 Cameroon 10.00 2006
432 Cambodia 10.00 2006
433 Bhutan 10.00 2006
434 Benin 9.00 2001
435 Zimbabwe 9.00 2003
436 Zimbabwe 9.00 2003
437 Zimbabwe 9.00 2003
438 Yemen 9.00 2005
439 Nauru 9.00 2006
440 Nepal 9.00 2003
441 Nigeria 9.00 2004
442 Malawi 9.00 2004
443 Malawi 9.00 2004
444 Madagascar 9.00 2006
445 Madagascar 9.00 2006
446 Laos 9.00 2006
447 Kenya 9.00 2004
448 India 9.00 2005
449 Ghana 9.00 2007
450 Ghana 9.00 2007
451 Togo 9.00 2000
452 Rwanda 9.00 2005
453 Rwanda 9.00 2005
454 Mozambique 9.00 2005
455 Morocco 9.00 2005
456 Equatorial Guinea 9.00 2000
457 Cameroon 9.00 2006
458 Comoros 9.00 2004
459 Congo, Republic of the 9.00 2003
460 Cambodia 9.00 2006
461 Solomon Islands 9.00 2005
462 Afghanistan 8.00 2004
463 Burma 8.00 2001
464 Nauru 8.00 2006
465 Nauru 8.00 2006
466 Nepal 8.00 2003
467 Nigeria 8.00 2004
468 Ethiopia 8.00 2007
469 Ethiopia 8.00 2007
470 Comoros 8.00 2004
471 Cameroon 8.00 2006
472 Congo, Republic of the 8.00 2003
473 Sierra Leone 8.00 2001
474 Rwanda 8.00 2005
475 Burundi 8.00 2006
476 Solomon Islands 8.00 2005
477 Solomon Islands 8.00 2005
478 Burma 8.00 2001
479 Bangladesh 8.00 2004
480 Bangladesh 8.00 2004
481 Burma 8.00 2001
482 Bangladesh 8.00 2004
483 Mozambique 8.00 2005
484 Mauritania 8.00 2006
485 Mauritania 8.00 2006
486 Mauritania 8.00 2006
487 Mali 8.00 2005
488 Liberia 8.00 2000
489 Laos 8.00 2006
490 Iraq 8.00 2005
491 Guinea 8.00 2006
492 Benin 7.00 2001
493 Burundi 7.00 2006
494 Burundi 7.00 2006
495 Chad 7.00 2005
496 Gambia, The 7.00 2004
497 Yemen 7.00 2005
498 Togo 7.00 2000
499 Sierra Leone 7.00 2001
500 Guinea-Bissau 7.00 2001
501 Pakistan 7.00 2006
502 Pakistan 7.00 2006
503 Nigeria 7.00 2004
504 Mozambique 7.00 2005
505 Mali 7.00 2005
506 Zambia 7.00 2000
507 Zambia 7.00 2000
508 Zambia 7.00 2000
509 Gambia, The 7.00 2004
510 Guinea 7.00 2006
511 Gambia, The 7.00 2004
512 Ethiopia 7.00 2007
513 Comoros 7.00 2004
514 Benin 6.00 2001
515 Chad 6.00 2005
516 Eritrea 6.00 2004
517 Sierra Leone 6.00 2001
518 Pakistan 6.00 2006
519 Djibouti 5.00 2006
520 Eritrea 5.00 2004
521 Burkina Faso 5.00 2006
522 Burkina Faso 5.00 2006
523 Guinea-Bissau 5.00 2001
524 Niger 5.00 2006
525 Mali 5.00 2005
526 Afghanistan 4.00 2004
527 Burkina Faso 4.00 2006
528 Guinea-Bissau 4.00 2001
529 Niger 4.00 2006
530 Djibouti 4.00 2006
531 Eritrea 4.00 2004
532 Djibouti 4.00 2006
533 Chad 4.00 2005
534 Niger 3.00 2006
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Rank code: 2206
Country Comparison :: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent
of GDP.
Rank country (% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Kiribati 17.80 2002
2 Lesotho 13.00 2006
3 Marshall Islands 11.80 2004
4 Palau 10.30 2002
5 Yemen 9.60 2001
6 Vanuatu 9.50 2003
7 Uzbekistan 9.40 1991
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.30 2005
9 Cuba 9.10 2006
10 Botswana 8.70 2007
11 Djibouti 8.40 2006
12 Denmark 8.30 2005
13 Guyana 8.30 2006
14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.10 2005
15 Maldives 8.00 2006
16 Iceland 7.60 2004
17 Moldova 7.60 2006
18 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.30 2000
19 Tunisia 7.30 2005
20 Norway 7.20 2005
21 Sweden 7.10 2005
22 Bhutan 7.00 2005
23 Swaziland 7.00 2005
24 Barbados 6.90 2005
25 Israel 6.90 2004
26 Namibia 6.90 2003
27 Kenya 6.90 2006
28 Saudi Arabia 6.80 2004
29 Saint Lucia 6.60 2006
30 Fiji 6.50 2004
31 Seychelles 6.50 2006
32 Bolivia 6.40 2003
33 Finland 6.40 2005
34 Cape Verde 6.30 2006
35 Cyprus 6.30 2004
36 Ukraine 6.30 2006
37 Malaysia 6.20 2004
38 New Zealand 6.20 2006
39 Belarus 6.10 2006
40 Belgium 6.00 2004
41 Slovenia 6.00 2005
42 Sudan 6.00 1991
43 Ethiopia 6.00 2006
44 Malawi 5.80 2003
45 Switzerland 5.80 2005
46 France 5.70 2005
47 United Kingdom 5.60 2005
48 Hungary 5.50 2005
49 Mexico 5.50 2005
50 Portugal 5.50 2005
51 Poland 5.50 2005
52 Austria 5.40 2005
53 South Africa 5.40 2006
54 Ghana 5.40 2005
55 Belize 5.30 2004
56 Jamaica 5.30 2005
57 United States 5.30 2005
58 Netherlands 5.30 2005
59 Brunei 5.20 2000
60 Guinea-Bissau 5.20 1999
61 Uganda 5.20 2004
62 Grenada 5.20 2003
63 Canada 5.20 2002
64 Algeria 5.10 1999
65 Malta 5.10 2004
66 Latvia 5.10 2004
67 Iran 5.10 2006
68 Estonia 5.10 2004
69 Burundi 5.10 2005
70 Dominica 5.00 1999
71 Tonga 5.00 2004
72 Lithuania 5.00 2005
73 Mongolia 5.00 2004
74 Senegal 5.00 2006
75 Mozambique 5.00 2005
76 Costa Rica 4.90 2004
77 Jordan 4.90 1999
78 Kyrgyzstan 4.90 2005
79 Aruba 4.80 2005
80 Colombia 4.70 2006
81 Ireland 4.70 2005
82 Germany 4.60 2004
83 Cote d'Ivoire 4.60 2001
84 Zimbabwe 4.60 2000
85 Korea, South 4.60 2004
86 Australia 4.50 2005
87 Mali 4.50 2006
88 Italy 4.50 2005
89 Croatia 4.50 2004
90 Bulgaria 4.50 2005
91 Benin 4.40 2004
92 Greece 4.40 2005
93 Monaco 4.40 2004
94 Czech Republic 4.40 2004
95 Samoa 4.30 2002
96 Egypt 4.20 2006
97 Spain 4.20 2005
98 Burkina Faso 4.20 2006
99 Thailand 4.20 2005
100 Trinidad and Tobago 4.20 2002
101 Anguilla 4.00 2005
102 Turkey 4.00 2004
103 Oman 4.00 2006
104 Paraguay 4.00 2004
105 Brazil 4.00 2004
106 Antigua and Barbuda 3.90 2002
107 Bahrain 3.90 1991
108 Turkmenistan 3.90 1991
109 Syria 3.90 1999
110 Mauritius 3.90 2006
111 Slovakia 3.90 2005
112 Hong Kong 3.90 2006
113 Argentina 3.80 2004
114 Panama 3.80 2004
115 Rwanda 3.80 2005
116 Sierra Leone 3.80 2005
117 Russia 3.80 2005
118 Gabon 3.80 2000
119 Kuwait 3.80 2006
120 Comoros 3.80 2002
121 Honduras 3.80 1991
122 Singapore 3.70 2001
123 British Virgin Islands 3.70 2006
124 Venezuela 3.70 2006
125 Bahamas, The 3.60 2000
126 Dominican Republic 3.60 2006
127 Indonesia 3.60 2006
128 Japan 3.50 2005
129 Romania 3.50 2005
130 Macedonia 3.50 2002
131 Luxembourg 3.40 1999
132 Tajikistan 3.40 2006
133 Nepal 3.40 2003
134 Niger 3.40 2006
135 Solomon Islands 3.30 1999
136 Qatar 3.30 2005
137 Montserrat 3.30 2004
138 Cameroon 3.30 2006
139 Armenia 3.20 2001
140 India 3.20 2005
141 Chile 3.20 2006
142 El Salvador 3.10 2006
143 Nicaragua 3.10 2003
144 Madagascar 3.10 2006
145 Georgia 3.10 2006
146 Laos 3.00 2006
147 Albania 2.90 2002
148 Uruguay 2.90 2006
149 Mauritania 2.90 2006
150 Cayman Islands 2.80 2005
151 Bangladesh 2.70 2005
152 Libya 2.70 1999
153 Lebanon 2.70 2006
154 Guatemala 2.60 2006
155 Pakistan 2.60 2006
156 Togo 2.60 2002
157 Peru 2.50 2006
158 Philippines 2.50 2005
159 Angola 2.40 2005
160 Macau 2.40 2005
161 Eritrea 2.40 2006
162 Andorra 2.30 2006
163 Kazakhstan 2.30 2005
164 Tanzania 2.20 1999
165 Azerbaijan 2.10 2006
166 Gambia, The 2.00 2004
167 Zambia 2.00 2005
168 Chad 1.90 2005
169 Congo, Republic of the 1.90 2005
170 China 1.90 1999
171 Vietnam 1.80 1991
172 Cambodia 1.70 2004
173 Guinea 1.60 2005
174 Central African Republic 1.40 2006
175 Haiti 1.40 1991
176 United Arab Emirates 1.30 2005
177 Bermuda 1.20 2006
178 Burma 1.20 2001
179 Ecuador 1.00 2001
180 Nigeria 0.90 1991
181 Equatorial Guinea 0.60 2003
182 Cook Islands 0.20 2001
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Rank code: 2207
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 Venezuela 28.50 31 December 2007
3 Sao Tome and Principe 28.00 31 December 2007
4 Turkey 25.00 31 December 2007
5 Guinea 22.25 31 December 2005
6 Iraq 20.00 31 December 2007
7 Paraguay 20.00 31 December 2007
8 Angola 19.57 31 December 2007
9 Brazil 17.85 31 December 2007
10 Costa Rica 17.00 31 December 2007
11 Tanzania 16.40 31 December 2007
12 Iceland 15.25 31 December 2007
13 Sri Lanka 15.00 31 December 2007
14 Tajikistan 15.00 31 December 2007
15 Malawi 15.00 31 December 2007
16 Uganda 14.68 31 December 2007
17 Botswana 14.50 31 December 2007
18 Ghana 13.50 31 December 2007
19 Azerbaijan 13.00 31 December 2007
20 Lesotho 12.82 31 December 2007
21 Laos 12.67 31 December 2007
22 Maldives 12.50 31 December 2007
23 Rwanda 12.50 31 December 2007
24 Barbados 12.00 31 December 2007
25 Burma 12.00 31 December 2007
26 Belize 12.00 31 December 2007
27 Mauritania 12.00 31 December 2007
28 Lebanon 12.00 31 December 2007
29 Zambia 11.73 31 December 2007
30 Colombia 11.50 31 December 2007
31 Kazakhstan 11.00 31 December 2007
32 South Africa 11.00 31 December 2007
33 Swaziland 11.00 31 December 2007
34 Ecuador 10.72 31 December 2007
35 Namibia 10.50 31 December 2007
36 Burundi 10.12 31 December 2007
37 Belarus 10.00 31 December 2007
38 Russia 10.00 31 December 2007
39 Uruguay 10.00 31 December 2007
40 Trinidad and Tobago 10.00 31 December 2007
41 Gambia, The 10.00 31 December 2007
42 Pakistan 10.00 31 December 2007
43 Mozambique 9.95 31 December 2007
44 Mongolia 9.87 31 December 2007
45 Serbia 9.57 31 December 2007
46 Nigeria 9.50 31 December 2007
47 Fiji 9.25 31 December 2007
48 Egypt 9.00 31 December 2007
49 Croatia 9.00 31 December 2007
50 Cape Verde 8.50 31 December 2007
51 New Zealand 8.25 31 December 2007
52 Indonesia 8.00 31 December 2007
53 Ukraine 8.00 31 December 2007
54 Hungary 7.50 31 December 2007
55 Papua New Guinea 7.38 31 December 2007
56 Jordan 7.00 31 December 2007
57 Antigua and Barbuda 6.50 31 December 2007
58 Anguilla 6.50 31 December 2007
59 Bolivia 6.50 31 December 2007
60 Vietnam 6.50 31 December 2007
61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.50 31 December 2007
62 Saint Lucia 6.50 31 December 2007
63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.50 31 December 2007
64 Macedonia 6.50 31 December 2007
65 Montserrat 6.50 31 December 2007
66 Guyana 6.50 31 December 2007
67 Grenada 6.50 31 December 2007
68 Dominica 6.50 31 December 2007
69 Albania 6.25 31 December 2007
70 Kuwait 6.25 31 December 2007
71 Norway 6.25 31 December 2007
72 Nepal 6.25 31 December 2007
73 Chile 6.00 31 December 2007
74 India 6.00 31 December 2007
75 Vanuatu 6.00 31 December 2007
76 Latvia 6.00 31 December 2007
77 Hong Kong 5.75 31 December 2007
78 Peru 5.75 31 December 2007
79 Qatar 5.50 31 December 2007
80 Comoros 5.36 31 December 2007
81 Bahamas, The 5.25 31 December 2007
82 Chad 5.25 31 December 2007
83 Gabon 5.25 31 December 2007
84 Equatorial Guinea 5.25 31 December 2007
85 Central African Republic 5.25 31 December 2007
86 Cameroon 5.25 31 December 2007
87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.25 31 December 2007
88 Congo, Republic of the 5.25 31 December 2007
89 Cambodia 5.25 31 December 2007
90 Seychelles 5.13 31 December 2007
91 Aruba 5.00 31 December 2007
92 Greece 5.00 31 December 2007
93 Germany 5.00 31 December 2007
94 France 5.00 31 December 2007
95 Finland 5.00 31 December 2007
96 Ireland 5.00 31 December 2007
97 European Union 5.00 31 December 2007
98 Cyprus 5.00 31 December 2007
99 Bangladesh 5.00 31 December 2007
100 Belgium 5.00 31 December 2007
101 Syria 5.00 31 December 2007
102 Spain 5.00 31 December 2007
103 Slovenia 5.00 31 December 2007
104 Portugal 5.00 31 December 2007
105 Poland 5.00 31 December 2007
106 Netherlands 5.00 31 December 2007
107 Luxembourg 5.00 31 December 2007
108 Italy 5.00 31 December 2007
109 Lithuania 4.85 31 December 2007
110 United States 4.83 31 December 2007
111 Bulgaria 4.58 31 December 2007
112 Canada 4.50 31 December 2007
113 Philippines 4.28 31 December 2007
114 Benin 4.25 31 December 2007
115 Slovakia 4.25 31 December 2007
116 Cote d'Ivoire 4.25 31 December 2007
117 Burkina Faso 4.25 31 December 2007
118 Togo 4.25 31 December 2007
119 Senegal 4.25 31 December 2007
120 Guinea-Bissau 4.25 31 December 2007
121 Niger 4.25 31 December 2007
122 Mali 4.25 31 December 2007
123 Algeria 4.00 31 December 2007
124 Israel 4.00 31 December 2007
125 Libya 4.00 31 December 2007
126 Denmark 4.00 31 December 2007
127 Thailand 3.75 31 December 2007
128 Czech Republic 3.50 31 December 2007
129 Sweden 3.50 31 December 2007
130 China 3.33 31 December 2007
131 Korea, South 3.25 31 December 2007
132 Morocco 3.25 31 December 2007
133 Switzerland 2.05 31 December 2007
134 Oman 1.98 31 December 2007
135 Japan 0.75 31 December 2007
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Rank code: 2208
Country Comparison :: Commercial bank prime lending rate
This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates
commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national
currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
Rank country (%) Date of Information