18% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 109
Public debt:
74.8% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 22 73.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 20 0.3% (2009 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
1.75% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 120 3% (31 December 2008)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
4.96% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 5.97% (31 December 2008 est.)