Korea vs United States: Discount Rate, Percent per annum
Korea
1
in 2025
United States
0.25
in 2020
Korea rank
67th
United States rank
70th
Discount Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1 against 0.25 in United States, a difference of 0.75.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.0 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 67th and United States ranks 70th of 70 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.25 | 4.8 | 18.45 | Korea |
| 1970s | 14 | 6.87 | 7.13 | Korea |
| 1980s | 7.64 | 8.31 | 0.665 | United States |
| 1990s | 5.2 | 4.64 | 0.56 | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.35 | 3.06 | 0.708 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.875 | 1.32 | 0.45 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher discount rate, percent per annum, Korea or United States?
- Korea, at 1 against 0.25 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in discount rate, percent per annum between Korea and United States?
- 0.75, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2020.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Korea ranks 67th and United States 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.