Japan vs United States of America: Discount Rate, Percent per annum
Japan
0.3
in 2016
United States of America
0.25
in 2020
Japan rank
69th
United States of America rank
70th
Discount Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.3 against 0.25 in United States of America, a difference of 0.05.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 70th of 70 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.04 | 2.64 | 4.4 | Japan |
| 1960s | 6.21 | 4.13 | 2.08 | Japan |
| 1970s | 6 | 6.87 | 0.871 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 4.55 | 8.31 | 3.76 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 4.64 | 2.66 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.275 | 3.06 | 2.78 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.8571 | 0.5571 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher discount rate, percent per annum, Japan or United States of America?
- Japan, at 0.3 against 0.25 in United States of America as of 2016.
- What is the difference in discount rate, percent per annum between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.05, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2016.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Japan ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 70th 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.