Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in United States
United States: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.0439 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in United States, 1950–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States is 0.0439, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.5% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States peaked at 14.08 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 2014.
United States ranks 86th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.22 | — |
| 1951 | 1.55 | +27.4% |
| 1952 | 1.77 | +13.8% |
| 1953 | 1.94 | +9.8% |
| 1954 | 0.95 | -51.0% |
| 1955 | 1.75 | +83.9% |
| 1956 | 2.66 | +52.2% |
| 1957 | 3.26 | +22.8% |
| 1958 | 1.84 | -43.7% |
| 1959 | 3.41 | +85.7% |
| 1960 | 2.95 | -13.7% |
| 1961 | 2.38 | -19.4% |
| 1962 | 2.78 | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 3.16 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 3.55 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 3.95 | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 4.88 | +23.6% |
| 1967 | 4.33 | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 5.35 | +23.4% |
| 1969 | 6.69 | +25.1% |
| 1970 | 6.44 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 4.34 | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 4.07 | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 7.03 | +72.7% |
| 1974 | 7.88 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 5.83 | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 5.26 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 7.22 | +37.2% |
| 1979 | 10.04 | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 11.62 | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 14.08 | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 10.72 | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 8.62 | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 9.57 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 7.49 | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 5.97 | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 5.83 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 6.67 | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 8.11 | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 7.51 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 5.41 | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 3.46 | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 3.02 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 4.27 | +41.4% |
| 1995 | 5.51 | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 5.02 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 5.07 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.82 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 4.66 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.84 | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 3.45 | -40.9% |
| 2002 | 1.61 | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 3.15 | +129.5% |
| 2006 | 4.72 | +49.8% |
| 2007 | 4.41 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.46 | -66.9% |
| 2009 | 0.16 | -89.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1342 | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0575 | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0875 | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 0.035 | -40.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0525 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3175 | +504.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9308 | +193.2% |
| 2018 | 1.94 | +108.3% |
| 2019 | 2.07 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3817 | -81.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0439 | -88.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0439 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +504.8% | 0.0525 | 0.3175 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.04 | 0.95 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4 | 2.38 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.31 | 4.07 | 10.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.87 | 5.83 | 14.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 | 3.02 | 7.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | 0.16 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5685 | 0.035 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2128 | 0.0439 | 0.3817 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More financial sector data for United States
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States was 0.0439 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.08 in 1981.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 2014.
- How does United States rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- United States ranks 86th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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