List of countries by central bank interest rates
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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.
| Country or currency union |
Nominal central bank interest rate (%) |
Change since most recent decision |
Effective date of last change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.00 | 24 July 2021[1] | ||
| 2.50 | 2 July 2025[2] | ||
| 3.00 | 29 April 2020[3] | ||
| 17.50 | 14 January 2026[4] | ||
| 29.00 | 31 January 2025[5] | ||
| 6.50 | 16 December 2025[6] | ||
| 4.35 | 6 May 2026[7] | ||
| 6.50 | 4 February 2026[8] | ||
| 4.00 | 22 December 2016[9] | ||
| 4.25 | 11 December 2025[10] | ||
| 10.00 | 27 October 2024[11] | ||
| 2.00 | 1 April 2020[12] | ||
| 9.25 | 20 May 2026[13] | ||
| 3.26 | 1 December 2025[14] | ||
| 5.50 | 30 April 2026[15] | ||
| 14.50 | 29 April 2026[16] | ||
| 1.81 | 1 December 2025[17] | ||
| 2.25 | 30 October 2025[18] | ||
| 1.50 | 16 May 2024[19] | ||
| Central African States | 4.50 | 24 March 2025[20] | |
| 4.75 | 30 July 2025[21] | ||
| 3.00 | 20 May 2025[22] | ||
| 11.25 | 1 April 2026[23] | ||
| 3.50 | 18 September 2025[24] | ||
| 13.50 | 9 April 2026[25] | ||
| 4.50 | 22 September 2025[26] | ||
| 3.50 | 9 May 2025[27] | ||
| 1.60 | 6 June 2025[28] | ||
| 5.50 | 30 September 2025[29] | ||
| Eastern Caribbean | 3.00 | 28 January 2024[30] | |
| 19.00 | 12 February 2026[31] | ||
| 6.75 | 30 May 2025[32] | ||
| 2.40 | 11 June 2026[33] | ||
| 0.25 | 18 March 2020[34] | ||
| 14.00 | 26 February 2026[35] | ||
| 8.25 | 7 May 2026[36] | ||
| 14.00 | 18 March 2026[37] | ||
| 4.00 | 24 September 2025[38] | ||
| 5.75 | 28 October 2024[39] | ||
| 4.00 | 11 December 2025[40] | ||
| 6.25 | 24 February 2026[41] | ||
| 7.75 | 20 May 2026[42] | ||
| 5.25 | 5 December 2025[43] | ||
| 5.50 | 10 June 2026[44] | ||
| 23.00 | 8 March 2023[45] | ||
| 3.75 | 25 May 2026[46] | ||
| 5.75 | 21 May 2025[47] | ||
| 0.75 | 19 December 2025[48] | ||
| 5.75 | 14 December 2025[49] | ||
| 17.00 | 5 June 2026[50] | ||
| 8.75 | 10 February 2026[51] | ||
| 3.50 | 11 December 2025[52] | ||
| 12.00 | 24 February 2026[53] | ||
| 20.00 | April 2023[54] | ||
| 6.50 | 25 November 2025[55] | ||
| 4.00 | 11 December 2025[56] | ||
| 24.00 | 5 March 2026[57] | ||
| 2.75 | 9 July 2025[58] | ||
| 4.50 | 4 February 2025[59] | ||
| 6.50 | 7 May 2026[60] | ||
| 6.50 | 7 May 2026[61] | ||
| 12.00 | 10 March 2025[62] | ||
| 2.25 | 18 March 2025[63] | ||
| 9.25 | 28 February 2026[64] | ||
| 6.50 | 15 October 2025[65] | ||
| 2.25 | 26 November 2025[66] | ||
| 6.00 | 2 October 2025[67] | ||
| 26.50 | 23 February 2026[68] | ||
| 5.35 | 5 February 2025[69] | ||
| 4.25 | 7 May 2026[70] | ||
| 4.50 | 29 October 2025[71] | ||
| 11.50 | 27 April 2026[72] | ||
| 5.00 | 2 September 2025[73] | ||
| 5.75 | 21 February 2026[74] | ||
| 4.25 | 11 September 2025[75] | ||
| 4.75 | 10 October 2025[76] | ||
| 3.75 | 4 March 2026[77] | ||
| 4.10 | 11 December 2025[78] | ||
| 6.50 | 8 August 2024[79] | ||
| 14.50 | 24 April 2026[80] | ||
| 6.75 | 21 August 2025[81] | ||
| 2.95 | January 2026[82] | ||
| 4.25 | 10 December 2025[83] | ||
| 5.75 | 12 September 2024[84] | ||
| 1.75 | 26 March 2024[85] | ||
| 16.75 | 16 December 2025[86] | ||
| 4.50 | 22 September 2025[87] | ||
| 7.00 | 1 June 2026[88] | ||
| 2.50 | 29 May 2025[89] | ||
| 13.00 | 10 June 2025[90] | ||
| 7.75 | 22 May 2025[91] | ||
| 10.00 | 18 September 2013[92] | ||
| 1.75 | 1 October 2025[93] | ||
| 0.00 | 20 June 2025[94] | ||
| 2.00 | 22 March 2024[95] | ||
| 7.00 | 2 February 2026[96] | ||
| 5.75 | 2 July 2025[97] | ||
| 1.50 | 13 August 2025[98] | ||
| 3.50 | 17 March 2020[99] | ||
| 7.50 | 27 March 2025[100] | ||
| 37.00 | 23 January 2026[101] | ||
| 9.75 | 7 October 2024[102] | ||
| 15.50 | 7 March 2025[103] | ||
| 3.65 | 11 December 2025[104] | ||
| 3.75 | 18 December 2025[105] | ||
| 3.75 | 11 December 2025[106] | ||
| 5.75 | 3 March 2026[107] | ||
| 14.00 | 24 March 2025[108] | ||
| 58.91 | 4 January 2026[109] | ||
| 4.50 | 16 June 2023[110] | ||
| West African States | 3.25 | 16 June 2025[111] | |
| 13.25 | 13 May 2026[112] | ||
| 35.00 | 27 September 2024[113] |
Economists generally argue real interest rates, which are adjusted for inflation, tend to be more important than nominal rates when assessing monetary policy.[114][115]