Discount Rate, Percent per annum by country
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.
What the numbers show
Discount Rate, Percent per annum is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 38.75 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.25 in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.06, and the mean is 8.15.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 155.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 1,738.7%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of the Congo (down 79.3%).
Discount Rate, Percent per annum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 38.75 | 2025 | up 330.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Venezuela | 29.5 | 2017 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 27.75 | 2024 | up 184.6% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 26 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Uganda | 22 | 2015 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 21.79 | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 7 | Paraguay | 20 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 19.5 | 2025 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Gambia | 19.08 | 2014 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 10 | Zambia | 16.35 | 2020 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15 | 2019 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 15 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 15 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 2015 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Colombia | 11.25 | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Lesotho | 10.88 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 10.75 | 2021 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 10.5 | 1994 | — | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 10.43 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 10 | 2006 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 9.95 | 2016 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia | 9.75 | 2025 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 9 | 2017 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 9 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 25 | Rwanda | 8.5 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 26 | Peru | 8 | 2022 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | 7.17 | 2016 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 7 | 2014 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Eswatini | 7 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 28 | Maldives | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 28 | Myanmar | 7 | 2020 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 32 | Jordan | 6.75 | 2025 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.5 | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 5.35 | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Seychelles | 5.13 | 2007 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 36 | Tanzania | 5 | 2020 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Israel | 4.6 | 2024 | up 1,738.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 4.12 | 2015 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 40 | Algeria | 3.75 | 2025 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Kuwait | 3.5 | 2025 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 3.35 | 2015 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | 3.25 | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.25 | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 45 | Comoros | 3.08 | 2022 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Montserrat | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Anguilla | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Dominica | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Grenada | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 54 | Gabon | 2.95 | 2017 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 55 | Oman | 2.81 | 2017 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 56 | Nepal | 2.75 | 2025 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Vanuatu | 2.75 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 56 | Cabo Verde | 2.75 | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 60 | Chad | 2.45 | 2016 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 60 | Congo | 2.45 | 2016 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 2.45 | 2016 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 63 | Morocco | 2.25 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 64 | Barbados | 2 | 2022 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 1.9 | 2024 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 1.75 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Korea | 1 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Fiji | 0.5 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Japan | 0.3 | 2016 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 70 | United States | 0.25 | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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.