Discount Rate, Percent per annum in United States of America
United States of America: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 0.25 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in United States of America, 1950–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.25 for discount rate, percent per annum in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 88.9% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in United States of America peaked at 12.87 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 70th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 | 1.5 | 4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.13 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.87 | 4.5 | 12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.31 | 5.5 | 12.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 | 3 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 | 0.5 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 0.75 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 82.55 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 519.73 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,960 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 543.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 185.70 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in United States of America?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in United States of America was 0.25 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 in 1980.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- United States of America ranks 70th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.