Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in United States of America
United States of America: 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 of America, 1950–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States of America 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 of America peaked at 14.08 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 2014.
United States of America 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 of America, 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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 94,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 834.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.22 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 177.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.01 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 185.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 543.32 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States of America?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 2014.
- How does United States of America rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America 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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