The 2009 CIA World Factbook

by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Country Comparison :: Commercial bank prime lending rate

This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.

Rank country (%) Date of Information

1 Zimbabwe 578.96 31 December 2007 2 Haiti 46.99 31 December 2007 3 Madagascar 45.00 31 December 2007 4 Brazil 43.72 31 December 2007 5 Sao Tome and Principe 32.40 31 December 2007 6 Laos 28.50 31 December 2007 7 Argentina 28.00 28 November 2008 8 Gambia, The 27.92 31 December 2007 9 Malawi 27.72 31 December 2007 10 Kyrgyzstan 25.32 31 December 2007 11 Paraguay 25.03 31 December 2007 12 Sierra Leone 25.00 31 December 2007 13 Peru 24.10 December 2008 14 Mauritius 21.87 31 December 2007 15 Georgia 20.41 31 December 2007 16 Iraq 19.74 31 December 2007 17 Mozambique 19.52 31 December 2007 18 Iceland 19.29 31 December 2007 19 Azerbaijan 19.13 31 December 2007 20 Uganda 19.11 31 December 2007 21 Zambia 18.89 31 December 2007 22 Moldova 18.83 31 December 2007 23 Afghanistan 18.14 31 December 2007 24 Yemen 18.00 31 December 2007 25 Angola 17.70 31 December 2007 26 Mongolia 17.54 31 December 2007 27 Armenia 17.52 31 December 2007 28 Jamaica 17.20 31 December 2007 29 Venezuela 17.11 31 December 2007 30 Burma 17.00 31 December 2007 31 Nigeria 16.94 31 December 2007 32 Burundi 16.84 31 December 2007 33 Honduras 16.61 31 December 2007 34 Botswana 16.22 31 December 2007 35 Cambodia 16.18 31 December 2007 36 Tanzania 16.03 31 December 2007 37 Bangladesh 16.00 31 December 2007 38 Rwanda 15.84 31 December 2007 39 Dominican Republic 15.83 31 December 2007 40 Liberia 15.05 31 December 2007 41 Timor-Leste 15.05 31 December 2007 42 Chad 15.00 31 December 2007 43 Gabon 15.00 31 December 2007 44 Equatorial Guinea 15.00 31 December 2007 45 Central African Republic 15.00 31 December 2007 46 Congo, Republic of the 15.00 31 December 2007 47 Cameroon 15.00 31 December 2007 48 Guyana 14.61 31 December 2007 49 Belize 14.33 31 December 2007 50 Lesotho 14.13 31 December 2007 51 Solomon Islands 14.12 31 December 2007 52 Albania 14.10 31 December 2007 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 14.03 31 December 2007 54 Bhutan 14.00 31 December 2007 55 Romania 13.35 31 December 2007 56 Kenya 13.34 31 December 2007 57 South Africa 13.17 31 December 2007 58 Swaziland 13.17 31 December 2007 59 Nicaragua 13.04 31 December 2007 60 Maldives 13.00 31 December 2007 61 Namibia 12.88 31 December 2007 62 Bolivia 12.86 31 December 2007 63 Guatemala 12.84 31 December 2007 64 New Zealand 12.83 31 December 2007 65 Costa Rica 12.80 31 December 2007 66 Samoa 12.65 31 December 2007 67 Egypt 12.51 31 December 2007 68 Tonga 12.16 31 December 2007 69 Iran 12.00 31 December 2007 70 Trinidad and Tobago 11.75 31 December 2007 71 Ukraine 11.33 31 December 2007 72 Vietnam 11.18 31 December 2007 73 Serbia 11.13 31 December 2007 74 Aruba 11.01 31 December 2007 75 Italy 10.93 31 December 2007 76 Seychelles 10.89 31 December 2007 77 Barbados 10.80 31 December 2007 78 Cape Verde 10.55 31 December 2007 79 Comoros 10.50 31 December 2007 80 Antigua and Barbuda 10.44 31 December 2007 81 Montserrat 10.40 31 December 2007 82 Lebanon 10.26 31 December 2007 83 Macedonia 10.23 31 December 2007 84 Australia 10.02 31 December 2007 85 Bulgaria 10.00 31 December 2007 86 Papua New Guinea 9.78 31 December 2007 87 Anguilla 9.76 31 December 2007 88 Grenada 9.76 31 December 2007 89 Suriname 9.71 31 December 2007 90 Netherlands Antilles 9.21 31 December 2007 91 Dominica 9.17 31 December 2007 92 Montenegro 9.09 31 December 2007 93 Fiji 9.01 31 December 2007 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.89 31 December 2007 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.80 31 December 2007 96 Netherlands 8.72 31 December 2007 97 Philippines 8.69 31 December 2007 98 Chile 8.67 31 December 2007 99 Belarus 8.58 31 December 2007 100 Kuwait 8.54 31 December 2007 101 Bahrain 8.35 31 December 2007 102 Saint Lucia 8.34 31 December 2007 103 Panama 8.25 31 December 2007 104 Vanuatu 8.16 31 December 2007 105 United States 8.05 31 December 2007 106 European Union 8.03 31 December 2007 107 Algeria 8.00 31 December 2007 108 Portugal 7.92 31 December 2007 109 El Salvador 7.81 31 December 2007 110 Gaza Strip 7.73 31 December 2006 111 West Bank 7.73 31 December 2006 112 Greece 7.71 31 December 2007 113 San Marino 7.58 31 December 2007 114 Mexico 7.56 31 December 2007 115 Qatar 7.43 31 December 2007 116 Oman 7.29 31 December 2007 117 Thailand 7.25 31 December 2007 118 Uruguay 7.25 31 December 2007 119 Indonesia 7.21 31 December 2007 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.17 31 December 2007 121 Ethiopia 7.00 31 December 2006 122 Lithuania 6.86 31 December 2007 123 Slovenia 6.82 31 December 2007 124 Cyprus 6.74 31 December 2007 125 Ireland 6.52 31 December 2007 126 Estonia 6.46 31 December 2007 127 Malaysia 6.41 31 December 2007 128 Austria 6.30 31 December 2007 129 Israel 6.27 31 December 2007 130 Malta 6.24 31 December 2007 131 Canada 6.10 31 December 2007 132 Libya 6.00 31 December 2007 133 Germany 5.96 31 December 2007 134 Czech Republic 5.79 31 December 2007 135 Poland 5.72 31 December 2007 136 China 5.58 17 December 2007 137 United Kingdom 5.52 31 December 2007 138 Bahamas, The 5.50 31 December 2007 139 Brunei 5.50 February 2009 140 Sweden 4.00 2004 141 Norway 3.50 1st quarter 2009 142 Switzerland 3.15 31 December 2007

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Rank code: 2209

Country Comparison :: Stock of money

This entry, also known as "M1," comprises the total quantity of currency in circulation (notes and coins) plus demand deposits denominated in the national currency, held by nonbank financial institutions, state and local governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, and the private sector of the economy. The national currency units have been converted to US dollars at the closing exchange rate on the date of the information.

Rank country Stock of money Date of Information

1 European Union $ 5,542,000,000,000 31 December 2008 2 Japan $ 5,417,000,000,000 31 December 2008 3 China $ 2,434,000,000,000 31 December 2008 4 United States $ 1,436,000,000,000 31 December 2008 5 Canada $ 356,200,000,000 31 December 2008 6 Russia $ 252,500,000,000 31 December 2008 7 Switzerland $ 207,000,000,000 31 December 2008 est. 8 Sweden $ 185,400,000,000 31 December 2008 9 Denmark $ 143,000,000,000 31 December 2008 10 Poland $ 118,200,000,000 31 December 2008 11 Saudi Arabia $ 113,200,000,000 31 December 2008 12 Brazil $ 95,030,000,000 31 December 2008 13 Mexico $ 92,340,000,000 31 December 2008 14 Czech Republic $ 86,550,000,000 31 December 2008 15 Korea, South $ 80,660,000,000 31 December 2008 16 Venezuela $ 79,910,000,000 31 December 2008 17 Syria $ 73,540,000,000 31 December 2008 18 Hong Kong $ 63,030,000,000 31 December 2008 19 Algeria $ 60,910,000,000 31 December 2008 20 Turkey $ 53,250,000,000 31 December 2008 21 Singapore $ 52,570,000,000 31 December 2008 22 Malaysia $ 51,510,000,000 31 December 2008 23 South Africa $ 44,660,000,000 31 December 2008 24 Indonesia $ 41,710,000,000 31 December 2008 25 Nigeria $ 35,290,000,000 31 December 2008 26 Hungary $ 32,780,000,000 31 December 2008 27 Egypt $ 31,720,000,000 31 December 2008 28 Ukraine $ 29,240,000,000 31 December 2008 29 Thailand $ 28,760,000,000 31 December 2008 30 Libya $ 26,660,000,000 31 December 2008 31 Iraq $ 26,100,000,000 31 December 2008 32 Slovakia $ 25,520,000,000 31 December 2008 33 Romania $ 25,300,000,000 31 December 2008 34 Philippines $ 22,530,000,000 31 December 2008 35 Colombia $ 21,580,000,000 31 December 2008 36 Kazakhstan $ 16,120,000,000 31 December 2008 37 Peru $ 15,420,000,000 31 December 2008 38 Kuwait $ 15,310,000,000 31 December 2008 39 Chile $ 14,720,000,000 31 December 2008 40 Bulgaria $ 14,290,000,000 31 December 2008 41 Qatar $ 13,980,000,000 31 December 2008 42 New Zealand $ 13,700,000,000 31 December 2008 43 Croatia $ 10,710,000,000 31 December 2008 44 Tunisia $ 9,892,000,000 31 December 2008 45 Lithuania $ 9,519,000,000 31 December 2008 46 Bangladesh $ 9,294,000,000 31 December 2008 47 Angola $ 8,446,000,000 31 December 2008 48 Latvia $ 6,688,000,000 31 December 2008 49 Azerbaijan $ 6,381,000,000 31 December 2008 50 Estonia $ 6,106,000,000 31 December 2008 51 Guatemala $ 6,106,000,000 31 December 2008 52 Kenya $ 6,068,000,000 31 December 2008 53 Ecuador $ 5,907,000,000 31 December 2008 54 Oman $ 5,250,000,000 31 December 2008 55 Belarus $ 4,872,000,000 31 December 2008 56 Malta $ 4,639,000,000 31 January 2008 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ 4,490,000,000 31 December 2008 58 Costa Rica $ 4,209,000,000 31 December 2008 59 Bolivia $ 3,998,000,000 31 December 2008 60 Serbia $ 3,831,000,000 31 December 2008 61 Panama $ 3,764,000,000 31 December 2008 62 Dominican Republic $ 3,619,000,000 31 December 2008 63 Brunei $ 3,046,000,000 31 December 2008 64 Albania $ 3,028,000,000 31 December 2008 65 Sri Lanka $ 2,550,000,000 30 September 2008 66 Tanzania $ 2,464,000,000 31 December 2008 67 Trinidad and Tobago $ 2,390,000,000 31 December 2008 68 Uruguay $ 2,247,000,000 31 December 2008 69 Nepal $ 2,106,000,000 31 December 2008 70 Paraguay $ 2,062,000,000 31 December 2008 71 Papua New Guinea $ 2,005,000,000 31 December 2008 72 Namibia $ 1,983,000,000 31 December 2008 73 Afghanistan $ 1,688,000,000 31 December 2008 74 Mauritius $ 1,680,000,000 31 December 2008 75 Barbados $ 1,637,000,000 31 December 2008 76 Honduras $ 1,633,000,000 31 December 2008 77 Macau $ 1,591,000,000 31 December 2008 78 Uganda $ 1,488,000,000 31 December 2008 79 Mozambique $ 1,406,000,000 31 December 2008 80 Armenia $ 1,359,000,000 31 December 2008 81 Macedonia $ 1,307,000,000 31 December 2008 82 Bahamas, The $ 1,255,000,000 31 December 2008 83 Jamaica $ 1,253,000,000 31 December 2008 84 Madagascar $ 1,217,000,000 31 December 2008 85 Moldova $ 1,116,000,000 31 December 2008 86 Zambia $ 1,034,000,000 31 December 2008 87 Botswana $ 1,008,000,000 31 December 2008 88 Georgia $ 972,400,000 31 December 2008 89 Eritrea $ 896,200,000 31 December 2008 90 Aruba $ 780,400,000 31 December 2008 91 Cambodia $ 591,700,000 31 December 2008 92 Cape Verde $ 563,400,000 31 December 2008 93 Mongolia $ 521,200,000 31 December 2008 94 Nicaragua $ 507,500,000 31 December 2008 95 Suriname $ 484,700,000 31 December 2008 96 Maldives $ 475,200,000 31 December 2008 97 Djibouti $ 462,700,000 31 December 2008 98 Lesotho $ 416,500,000 31 December 2008 99 Belize $ 345,700,000 31 December 2008 100 Guyana $ 344,200,000 31 December 2008 101 Antigua and Barbuda $ 296,400,000 31 December 2008 102 Burundi $ 261,600,000 31 December 2008 103 Saint Lucia $ 261,300,000 31 December 2008 104 Rwanda $ 233,600,000 31 December 2005 105 El Salvador $ 213,700,000 31 December 2008 106 Swaziland $ 211,800,000 31 December 2008 107 Seychelles $ 164,800,000 31 December 2008 108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $ 150,800,000 31 December 2008 109 Grenada $ 141,400,000 31 December 2008 110 Saint Kitts and Nevis $ 107,200,000 31 December 2008 111 Timor-Leste $ 102,800,000 31 December 2008 112 Vanuatu $ 101,600,000 31 December 2008 113 Comoros $ 100,600,000 31 December 2008 114 Solomon Islands $ 86,960,000 31 December 2008 115 Dominica $ 72,100,000 31 December 2008 116 Samoa $ 60,130,000 31 December 2008 117 Tonga $ 36,160,000 31 December 2008 118 Sao Tome and Principe $ 27,840,000 31 December 2008 119 Anguilla $ 21,120,000 31 December 2008 120 Montserrat $ 16,710,000 31 December 2008