Money market Rate, Percent per annum in United States of America
United States of America: Money market Rate, Percent per annum was 0.0817 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Money market Rate, Percent per annum in United States of America, 1954–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money market rate, percent per annum in United States of America is 0.0817, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money market rate, percent per annum in United States of America peaked at 16.38 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0817, in 2021.
That places United States of America 85th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money market Rate, Percent per annum in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1.01 | — |
| 1955 | 1.78 | +77.3% |
| 1956 | 2.73 | +52.8% |
| 1957 | 3.1 | +13.8% |
| 1958 | 1.57 | -49.4% |
| 1959 | 3.31 | +110.2% |
| 1960 | 3.22 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 1.96 | -39.2% |
| 1962 | 2.71 | +38.5% |
| 1963 | 3.18 | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 3.5 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 4.07 | +16.5% |
| 1966 | 5.11 | +25.5% |
| 1967 | 4.22 | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 5.66 | +34.0% |
| 1969 | 8.2 | +45.0% |
| 1970 | 7.18 | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 4.66 | -35.1% |
| 1972 | 4.43 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 8.73 | +97.0% |
| 1974 | 10.5 | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 5.82 | -44.5% |
| 1976 | 5.04 | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 5.54 | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 7.93 | +43.2% |
| 1979 | 11.19 | +41.1% |
| 1980 | 13.36 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 16.38 | +22.6% |
| 1982 | 12.26 | -25.2% |
| 1983 | 9.09 | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 10.22 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 8.1 | -20.8% |
| 1986 | 6.8 | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 6.66 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 7.57 | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 9.22 | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 8.1 | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 5.69 | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 3.52 | -38.1% |
| 1993 | 3.02 | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 4.2 | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 5.84 | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 5.3 | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 5.46 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5.35 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.97 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 6.24 | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 3.89 | -37.7% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | -57.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 3.21 | +138.2% |
| 2006 | 4.96 | +54.5% |
| 2007 | 5.02 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.93 | -61.6% |
| 2009 | 0.16 | -91.7% |
| 2010 | 0.175 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1017 | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 0.14 | +37.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1075 | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0892 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1317 | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 0.395 | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +153.6% |
| 2018 | 1.83 | +82.9% |
| 2019 | 2.16 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3758 | -82.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0817 | -78.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.25 | 1.01 | 3.31 | 6 |
| 1960s | 4.18 | 1.96 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.1 | 4.43 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.97 | 6.66 | 16.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 | 3.02 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 0.16 | 6.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6132 | 0.0892 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2287 | 0.0817 | 0.3758 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- 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 money market rate, percent per annum in United States of America?
- Money market rate, percent per annum in United States of America was 0.0817 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money market rate, percent per annum recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.38 in 1981.
- What is the lowest money market rate, percent per annum recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0817 in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for money market rate, percent per annum?
- United States of America ranks 85th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is money market rate, percent per annum rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Money market 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.