Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Iceland
Iceland: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 9 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Iceland, 1992β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 9 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Iceland peaked at 22 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2020.
That places Iceland 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.82 | 5.6 | 16 | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.78 | 7.7 | 22 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.28 | 4.75 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 | 2.5 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 20 Nigeria 10 compare
- 21 Mozambique 9.95 compare
- 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.75 compare
- 23 Mauritania 9 compare
- 25 Rwanda 8.5 compare
- 26 Peru 8 compare
More financial sector data for Iceland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.23 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 203.48 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 5.65 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 89.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Iceland?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Iceland was 9 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2008.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.