Rank code: @2206

Rank Country Education expenditures(% of GDP) Date of Information

1 Kiribati 17.80 2002 2 Lesotho 13.00 2006 3 Marshall Islands 11.80 2004 4 Palau 10.30 2002 5 Yemen 9.60 2001 6 Vanuatu 9.50 2003 7 Uzbekistan 9.40 1991 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.30 2005 9 Cuba 9.10 2006 10 Botswana 8.70 2007 11 Djibouti 8.40 2006 12 Denmark 8.30 2005 13 Guyana 8.30 2006 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.10 2005 15 Maldives 8.00 2006 16 Iceland 7.60 2004 17 Moldova 7.60 2006 18 Micronesia, Federated States of 7.30 2000 19 Tunisia 7.30 2005 20 Norway 7.20 2005 21 Sweden 7.10 2005 22 Bhutan 7.00 2005 23 Swaziland 7.00 2005 24 Barbados 6.90 2005 25 Israel 6.90 2004 26 Namibia 6.90 2003 27 Kenya 6.90 2006 28 Saudi Arabia 6.80 2004 29 Saint Lucia 6.60 2006 30 Fiji 6.50 2004 31 Seychelles 6.50 2006 32 Bolivia 6.40 2003 33 Finland 6.40 2005 34 Cape Verde 6.30 2006 35 Cyprus 6.30 2004 36 Ukraine 6.30 2006 37 Malaysia 6.20 2004 38 New Zealand 6.20 2006 39 Belarus 6.10 2006 40 Belgium 6.00 2004 41 Slovenia 6.00 2005 42 Sudan 6.00 1991 43 Ethiopia 6.00 2006 44 Malawi 5.80 2003 45 Switzerland 5.80 2005 46 France 5.70 2005 47 United Kingdom 5.60 2005 48 Hungary 5.50 2005 49 Mexico 5.50 2005 50 Portugal 5.50 2005 51 Poland 5.50 2005 52 Austria 5.40 2005 53 South Africa 5.40 2006 54 Ghana 5.40 2005 55 Belize 5.30 2004 56 Jamaica 5.30 2005 57 United States 5.30 2005 58 Netherlands 5.30 2005 59 Brunei 5.20 2000 60 Guinea-Bissau 5.20 1999 61 Uganda 5.20 2004 62 Grenada 5.20 2003 63 Canada 5.20 2002 64 Algeria 5.10 1999 65 Malta 5.10 2004 66 Latvia 5.10 2004 67 Iran 5.10 2006 68 Estonia 5.10 2004 69 Burundi 5.10 2005 70 Dominica 5.00 1999 71 Tonga 5.00 2004 72 Lithuania 5.00 2005 73 Mongolia 5.00 2004 74 Senegal 5.00 2006 75 Mozambique 5.00 2005 76 Costa Rica 4.90 2004 77 Jordan 4.90 1999 78 Kyrgyzstan 4.90 2005 79 Aruba 4.80 2005 80 Colombia 4.70 2006 81 Ireland 4.70 2005 82 Germany 4.60 2004 83 Cote d'Ivoire 4.60 2001 84 Zimbabwe 4.60 2000 85 Korea, South 4.60 2004 86 Australia 4.50 2005 87 Mali 4.50 2006 88 Italy 4.50 2005 89 Croatia 4.50 2004 90 Bulgaria 4.50 2005 91 Benin 4.40 2004 92 Greece 4.40 2005 93 Monaco 4.40 2004 94 Czech Republic 4.40 2004 95 Samoa 4.30 2002 96 Egypt 4.20 2006 97 Spain 4.20 2005 98 Burkina Faso 4.20 2006 99 Thailand 4.20 2005 100 Trinidad and Tobago 4.20 200 101 Anguilla 4.00 2005 102 Turkey 4.00 2004 103 Oman 4.00 2006 104 Paraguay 4.00 2004 105 Brazil 4.00 2004 106 Antigua and Barbuda 3.90 2002 107 Bahrain 3.90 1991 108 Turkmenistan 3.90 1991 109 Syria 3.90 1999 110 Mauritius 3.90 2006 111 Slovakia 3.90 2005 112 Hong Kong 3.90 2006 113 Argentina 3.80 2004 114 Panama 3.80 2004 115 Rwanda 3.80 2005 116 Sierra Leone 3.80 2005 117 Russia 3.80 2005 118 Gabon 3.80 2000 119 Kuwait 3.80 2006 120 Comoros 3.80 2002 121 Honduras 3.80 1991 122 Singapore 3.70 2001 123 British Virgin Islands 3.70 2006 124 Venezuela 3.70 2006 125 Bahamas, The 3.60 2000 126 Dominican Republic 3.60 2006 127 Indonesia 3.60 2006 128 Japan 3.50 2005 129 Romania 3.50 2005 130 Macedonia 3.50 2002 131 Luxembourg 3.40 1999 132 Tajikistan 3.40 2006 133 Nepal 3.40 2003 134 Niger 3.40 2006 135 Solomon Islands 3.30 1999 136 Qatar 3.30 2005 137 Montserrat 3.30 2004 138 Cameroon 3.30 2006 139 Armenia 3.20 2001 140 India 3.20 2005 141 Chile 3.20 2006 142 El Salvador 3.10 2006 143 Nicaragua 3.10 2003 144 Madagascar 3.10 2006 145 Georgia 3.10 2006 146 Laos 3.00 2006 147 Albania 2.90 2002 148 Uruguay 2.90 2006 149 Mauritania 2.90 2006 150 Cayman Islands 2.80 2005 151 Bangladesh 2.70 2005 152 Libya 2.70 1999 153 Lebanon 2.70 2006 154 Guatemala 2.60 2006 155 Pakistan 2.60 2006 156 Togo 2.60 2002 157 Peru 2.50 2006 158 Philippines 2.50 2005 159 Angola 2.40 2005 160 Macau 2.40 2005 161 Eritrea 2.40 2006 162 Andorra 2.30 2006 163 Kazakhstan 2.30 2005 164 Tanzania 2.20 1999 165 Azerbaijan 2.10 2006 166 Gambia, The 2.00 2004 167 Zambia 2.00 2005 168 Chad 1.90 2005 169 Congo, Republic of the 1.90 2005 170 China 1.90 1999 171 Vietnam 1.80 1991 172 Cambodia 1.70 2004 173 Guinea 1.60 2005 174 Central African Republic 1.40 2006 175 Haiti 1.40 1991 176 United Arab Emirates 1.30 2005 177 Bermuda 1.20 2006 178 Burma 1.20 2001 179 Ecuador 1.00 2001 180 Nigeria 0.90 1991 181 Equatorial Guinea 0.60 2003 182 Cook Islands 0.20 2001

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Rank code: @2207

Rank Country Central bank discount rate(%) Date of Information

1 Zimbabwe 975.00 31 December 2007 2 Venezuela 28.50 31 December 2007 3 Sao Tome and Principe 28.00 31 December 2007 4 Turkey 25.00 31 December 2007 5 Guinea 22.25 31 December 2005 6 Iraq 20.00 31 December 2007 7 Paraguay 20.00 31 December 2007 8 Angola 19.57 31 December 2007 9 Brazil 17.85 31 December 2007 10 Costa Rica 17.00 31 December 2007 11 Tanzania 16.40 31 December 2007 12 Iceland 15.25 31 December 2007 13 Sri Lanka 15.00 31 December 2007 14 Tajikistan 15.00 31 December 2007 15 Malawi 15.00 31 December 2007 16 Uganda 14.68 31 December 2007 17 Botswana 14.50 31 December 2007 18 Ghana 13.50 31 December 2007 19 Azerbaijan 13.00 31 December 2007 20 Lesotho 12.82 31 December 2007 21 Laos 12.67 31 December 2007 22 Maldives 12.50 31 December 2007 23 Rwanda 12.50 31 December 2007 24 Barbados 12.00 31 December 2007 25 Burma 12.00 31 December 2007 26 Belize 12.00 31 December 2007 27 Lebanon 12.00 31 December 2007 28 Zambia 11.73 31 December 2007 29 Colombia 11.50 31 December 2007 30 Kazakhstan 11.00 31 December 2007 31 South Africa 11.00 31 December 2007 32 Swaziland 11.00 31 December 2007 33 Ecuador 10.72 31 December 2007 34 Namibia 10.50 31 December 2007 35 Burundi 10.12 31 December 2007 36 Belarus 10.00 31 December 2007 37 Trinidad and Tobago 10.00 31 December 2007 38 Uruguay 10.00 31 December 2007 39 Russia 10.00 31 December 2007 40 Gambia, The 10.00 31 December 2007 41 Pakistan 10.00 31 December 2007 42 Mozambique 9.95 31 December 2007 43 Mongolia 9.87 31 December 2007 44 Serbia 9.57 31 December 2007 45 Nigeria 9.50 31 December 2007 46 Fiji 9.25 31 December 2007 47 Egypt 9.00 31 December 2007 48 Croatia 9.00 31 December 2007 49 Cape Verde 8.50 31 December 2007 50 New Zealand 8.25 31 December 2007 51 Indonesia 8.00 31 December 2007 52 Ukraine 8.00 31 December 2007 53 Hungary 7.50 31 December 2007 54 Papua New Guinea 7.38 31 December 2007 55 Jordan 7.00 31 December 2007 56 Antigua and Barbuda 6.50 31 December 2007 57 Anguilla 6.50 31 December 2007 58 Vietnam 6.50 31 December 2007 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.50 31 December 2007 60 Saint Lucia 6.50 31 December 2007 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.50 31 December 2007 62 Macedonia 6.50 31 December 2007 63 Montserrat 6.50 31 December 2007 64 Guyana 6.50 31 December 2007 65 Grenada 6.50 31 December 2007 66 Dominica 6.50 31 December 2007 67 Bolivia 6.50 31 December 2007 68 Albania 6.25 31 December 2007 69 Norway 6.25 31 December 2007 70 Nepal 6.25 31 December 2007 71 Kuwait 6.25 31 December 2007 72 Chile 6.00 31 December 2007 73 Vanuatu 6.00 31 December 2007 74 Latvia 6.00 31 December 2007 75 India 6.00 31 December 2007 76 Hong Kong 5.75 31 December 2007 77 Peru 5.75 31 December 2007 78 Comoros 5.36 31 December 2007 79 Bahamas, The 5.25 31 December 2007 80 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.25 31 December 2007 81 Cambodia 5.25 31 December 2007 82 Chad 5.25 31 December 2007 83 Gabon 5.25 31 December 2007 84 Equatorial Guinea 5.25 31 December 2007 85 Central African Republic 5.25 31 December 2007 86 Seychelles 5.13 31 December 2007 87 Aruba 5.00 31 December 2007 88 Poland 5.00 31 December 2007 89 European Union 5.00 31 December 2007 90 Cyprus 5.00 31 December 2007 91 Bangladesh 5.00 31 December 2007 92 Lithuania 4.85 31 December 2007 93 United States 4.83 31 December 2007 94 Bulgaria 4.58 31 December 2007 95 Canada 4.50 31 December 2007 96 Philippines 4.28 31 December 2007 97 Benin 4.25 31 December 2007 98 Slovakia 4.25 31 December 2007 99 Mali 4.25 31 December 2007 100 Senegal 4.25 31 December 2007 101 Burkina Faso 4.25 31 December 2007 102 Togo 4.25 31 December 2007 103 Guinea-Bissau 4.25 31 December 2007 104 Niger 4.25 31 December 2007 105 Cote d'Ivoire 4.25 31 December 2007 106 Algeria 4.00 31 December 2007 107 Israel 4.00 31 December 2007 108 Libya 4.00 31 December 2007 109 Denmark 4.00 31 December 2007 110 Thailand 3.75 31 December 2007 111 Czech Republic 3.50 31 December 2007 112 Sweden 3.50 31 December 2007 113 China 3.33 31 December 2007 114 Korea, South 3.25 31 December 2007 115 Morocco 3.25 31 December 2007 116 Switzerland 2.05 31 December 2007 117 Oman 1.98 31 December 2007 118 Japan 0.75 31 December 2007

This file was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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