List of countries by central bank interest rates
This is a list of countries by annualized interest rate set by the central bank for charging commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.
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List of countries by central bank interest rates
This is a list of countries by annualized interest rate set by the central bank for charging commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.
<table><thead><tr><th>Country or currency union</th><th>Central bank interest rate (%)</th><th>Change since most recent decision</th><th>Effective date of last change</th><th>Average inflation rate (%)</th><th>Difference</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Afghanistan</td><td>6.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>24 July 2021</td><td>3.38</td><td>2.62</td></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td>2.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>2 July 2025</td><td>1.78</td><td>0.72</td></tr><tr><td>Algeria</td><td>3.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>29 April 2020</td><td>4.14</td><td>-1.14</td></tr><tr><td>Angola</td><td>17.50</td><td>1.00</td><td>14 January 2026</td><td>13.35</td><td>4.15</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>29.00</td><td>3.00</td><td>31 January 2025</td><td>40.85</td><td>-11.85</td></tr><tr><td>Armenia</td><td>6.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>16 December 2025</td><td>4.30</td><td>2.20</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>3.85</td><td>0.25</td><td>4 February 2026</td><td>1.78</td><td>1.82</td></tr><tr><td>Azerbaijan</td><td>7.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>23 July 2025</td><td>5.02</td><td>1.98</td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>4.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>22 December 2016</td><td>1.86</td><td>2.14</td></tr><tr><td>Bahrain</td><td>4.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>0.63</td><td>3.62</td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>10.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>27 October 2024</td><td>5.58</td><td>4.42</td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>2.00</td><td>5.00</td><td>1 April 2020</td><td>3.51</td><td>-1.51</td></tr><tr><td>Belarus</td><td>9.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>23 June 2025</td><td>6.25</td><td>3.50</td></tr><tr><td>Bolivia</td><td>3.26</td><td>0.04</td><td>1 December 2025</td><td>1.83</td><td>1.43</td></tr><tr><td>Botswana</td><td>1.90</td><td>0.25</td><td>22 August 2024</td><td>3.40</td><td>-1.50</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>14.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>18 March 2026</td><td>3.81</td><td>10.94</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>1.81</td><td>0.01</td><td>1 December 2025</td><td>1.92</td><td>-0.11</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>2.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>30 October 2025</td><td>1.94</td><td>0.31</td></tr><tr><td>Cape Verde</td><td>1.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>16 May 2024</td><td>1.05</td><td>0.45</td></tr><tr><td>Central African States</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.50</td><td>24 March 2025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>4.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>30 July 2025</td><td>2.80</td><td>1.95</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>3.10</td><td>0.25</td><td>21 October 2024</td><td>2.00</td><td>1.10</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>9.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>30 April 2025</td><td>3.36</td><td>5.89</td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>3.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>18 September 2025</td><td>1.60</td><td>1.90</td></tr><tr><td>DR Congo</td><td>15.00</td><td>2.50</td><td>8 January 2026</td><td>2.07</td><td>12.93</td></tr><tr><td>Curacao</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>22 September 2025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>3.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>9 May 2025</td><td>2.67</td><td>0.83</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>1.60</td><td>0.25</td><td>6 June 2025</td><td>0.85</td><td>0.75</td></tr><tr><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>5.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>30 September 2025</td><td>4.05</td><td>1.45</td></tr><tr><td>Eastern Caribbean</td><td>3.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>28 January 2024</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>19.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>12 February 2026</td><td>11.90</td><td>7.10</td></tr><tr><td>Eswatini</td><td>6.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>30 May 2025</td><td>4.36</td><td>2.39</td></tr><tr><td>Eurozone</td><td>2.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 June 2025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fiji</td><td>0.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>18 March 2020</td><td>1.54</td><td>-1.29</td></tr><tr><td>Gambia</td><td>14.00</td><td>2.00</td><td>26 February 2026</td><td>6.42</td><td>7.58</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>8.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>23 May 2024</td><td>5.59</td><td>2.41</td></tr><tr><td>Ghana</td><td>14.00</td><td>1.50</td><td>18 March 2026</td><td>3.30</td><td>10.70</td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>4.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>24 September 2025</td><td>3.97</td><td>0.03</td></tr><tr><td>Honduras</td><td>5.75</td><td>1.75</td><td>28 October 2024</td><td>4.14</td><td>1.61</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>4.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>1.79</td><td>2.21</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>6.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>24 February 2026</td><td>1.40</td><td>4.85</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>7.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>19 November 2025</td><td>2.91</td><td>4.34</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>5.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>5 December 2025</td><td>4.70</td><td>0.55</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>4.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>17 September 2025</td><td>2.70</td><td>2.05</td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>23.00</td><td>0.60</td><td>8 March 2023</td><td>44.20</td><td>-21.20</td></tr><tr><td>Israel</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>1 January 2024</td><td>0.55</td><td>3.95</td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>5.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>21 May 2025</td><td>4.57</td><td>1.18</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>0.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>19 December 2025</td><td>0.35</td><td>0.40</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan</td><td>5.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>14 December 2025</td><td>2.16</td><td>3.59</td></tr><tr><td>Kazakhstan</td><td>18.00</td><td>1.50</td><td>13 October 2025</td><td>6.61</td><td>11.39</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>8.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>10 February 2026</td><td>4.3</td><td>4.45</td></tr><tr><td>Kuwait</td><td>3.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>1.69</td><td>1.81</td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>12.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>24 February 2026</td><td>9.70</td><td>2.30</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>20.00</td><td>10.00</td><td>April 2023</td><td>39.55</td><td>-19.55</td></tr><tr><td>Lesotho</td><td>6.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>25 November 2025</td><td>5.04</td><td>1.46</td></tr><tr><td>Macau</td><td>4.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malawi</td><td>24.00</td><td>2.00</td><td>5 March 2026</td><td>24.90</td><td>-0.90</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>2.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>9 July 2025</td><td>1.36</td><td>1.39</td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.50</td><td>4 February 2025</td><td>3.01</td><td>1.49</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>6.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>26 March 2026</td><td>3.79</td><td>2.96</td></tr><tr><td>Moldova</td><td>5.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>5.10</td><td>-0.10</td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>12.00</td><td>2.00</td><td>10 March 2025</td><td>5.50</td><td>6.50</td></tr><tr><td>Morocco</td><td>2.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>18 March 2025</td><td>0.92</td><td>1.33</td></tr><tr><td>Mozambique</td><td>9.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>28 February 2026</td><td>3.20</td><td>6.05</td></tr><tr><td>Namibia</td><td>6.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>15 October 2025</td><td>4.08</td><td>2.42</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>2.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>26 November 2025</td><td>1.95</td><td>0.30</td></tr><tr><td>Nicaragua</td><td>6.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>2 October 2025</td><td>4.40</td><td>1.60</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>27.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>23 September 2025</td><td>14.03</td><td>12.97</td></tr><tr><td>North Macedonia</td><td>5.35</td><td>0.20</td><td>5 February 2025</td><td>1.58</td><td>3.77</td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>4.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>18 September 2025</td><td>2.14</td><td>1.86</td></tr><tr><td>Oman</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>29 October 2025</td><td>0.94</td><td>3.54</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>10.50</td><td>0.50</td><td>15 December 2025</td><td>6.89</td><td>4.11</td></tr><tr><td>Papua New Guinea</td><td>5.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>2 September 2025</td><td>4.46</td><td>0.54</td></tr><tr><td>Paraguay</td><td>6.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>21 March 2024</td><td>3.12</td><td>2.88</td></tr><tr><td>Peru</td><td>4.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 September 2025</td><td>2.25</td><td>2.00</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>4.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>10 October 2025</td><td>3.50</td><td>1.25</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>3.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>4 March 2026</td><td>2.40</td><td>1.35</td></tr><tr><td>Qatar</td><td>4.10</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>-0.04</td><td>4.14</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>6.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>8 August 2024</td><td>3.35</td><td>3.15</td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>15.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>20 March 2026</td><td>5.91</td><td>9.09</td></tr><tr><td>Rwanda</td><td>6.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>21 August 2025</td><td>3.75</td><td>3.00</td></tr><tr><td>Samoa</td><td>2.95</td><td>2.58</td><td>January 2026</td><td>1.13</td><td>-0.93</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>4.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>10 December 2025</td><td>1.24</td><td>3.01</td></tr><tr><td>Serbia</td><td>5.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>12 September 2024</td><td>2.31</td><td>3.44</td></tr><tr><td>Seychelles</td><td>1.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>26 March 2024</td><td>3.91</td><td>-2.16</td></tr><tr><td>Sierra Leone</td><td>16.75</td><td>2.00</td><td>16 December 2025</td><td>6.38</td><td>10.37</td></tr><tr><td>Sint Maarten</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>22 September 2025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>6.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>21 November 2025</td><td>4.34</td><td>2.41</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>2.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>29 May 2025</td><td>1.31</td><td>1.19</td></tr><tr><td>South Sudan</td><td>13.00</td><td>2.00</td><td>10 June 2025</td><td>112.60</td><td>-99.60</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>7.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>22 May 2025</td><td>4.97</td><td>2.78</td></tr><tr><td>Suriname</td><td>10.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>18 September 2013</td><td>24.53</td><td>-14.53</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>1.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>1 October 2025</td><td>1.66</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.25</td><td>20 June 2025</td><td>0.31</td><td>-0.31</td></tr><tr><td>Taiwan</td><td>2.00</td><td>0.125</td><td>22 March 2024</td><td>0.91</td><td>1.09</td></tr><tr><td>Tajikistan</td><td>7.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>2 February 2026</td><td>3.60</td><td>3.40</td></tr><tr><td>Tanzania</td><td>6.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>4 April 2024</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>1.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>13 August 2025</td><td>0.49</td><td>1.01</td></tr><tr><td>Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>3.50</td><td>1.50</td><td>17 March 2020</td><td>1.11</td><td>2.39</td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>7.50</td><td>0.50</td><td>27 March 2025</td><td>6.14</td><td>1.36</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>37.00</td><td>1.00</td><td>23 January 2026</td><td>31.53</td><td>05.47</td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>9.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>7 October 2024</td><td>3.11</td><td>6.64</td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td>15.50</td><td>1.00</td><td>7 March 2025</td><td>9.11</td><td>6.39</td></tr><tr><td>UAE</td><td>3.65</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>0.61</td><td>3.04</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>3.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>18 December 2025</td><td>2.00</td><td>1.75</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>3.75</td><td>0.25</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>2.46</td><td>1.29</td></tr><tr><td>Uruguay</td><td>5.75</td><td>0.75</td><td>3 March 2026</td><td>3.11</td><td>2.64</td></tr><tr><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>14.00</td><td>0.50</td><td>24 March 2025</td><td>13.95</td><td>0.05</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>58.35</td><td>0.32</td><td>1 December 2025</td><td>617.90</td><td>-559.55</td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>4.50</td><td>0.50</td><td>16 June 2023</td><td>3.02</td><td>1.48</td></tr><tr><td>West African States</td><td>3.25</td><td>0.25</td><td>16 June 2025</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zambia</td><td>13.50</td><td>0.25</td><td>10 February 2026</td><td>7.50</td><td>6.00</td></tr><tr><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>35.00</td><td>15.00</td><td>27 September 2024</td><td>183.31</td><td>-148.31</td></tr></tbody></table>