Japan vs Thailand: Discount Rate, Percent per annum
Japan
0.3
in 2016
Thailand
1.75
in 2025
Japan rank
69th
Thailand rank
66th
Discount Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.75 against 0.3 in Japan, a difference of 1.45.
That makes Thailand's figure about 5.8 times Japan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 66th of 70 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.67 | 11.33 | 6.67 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 4.55 | 10.85 | 6.3 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 10.25 | 8.28 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.275 | 3.7 | 3.43 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 2.68 | 2.38 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher discount rate, percent per annum, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.75 against 0.3 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in discount rate, percent per annum between Japan and Thailand?
- 1.45, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Japan ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 66th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.