118.1% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 115.8% of GDP (2009 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

1.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 0.8% (2009 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

1.75% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 119 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:

10.26% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 11.31% (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of narrow money:

$1.234 trillion (31 December 2010 est) country comparison to the world: 7 $1.267 trillion (31 December 2009 est)