Switzerlandtotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 15 years (2006)
Tajikistantotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 10 years (2006)
Thailandtotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2006)
Togototal: 9 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 7 years (2000)
Tokelautotal: 11 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 11 years (2004)
Tongatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2004)
Trinidad and Tobagototal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2005)
Tunisiatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2006)
Turkeytotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 11 years (2006)
Turks and Caicos Islandstotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2005)
Tuvalutotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2001)
Ugandatotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2004)
Ukrainetotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2006)
United Arab Emiratestotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2003)
United Kingdomtotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2006)
United Statestotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2006)
Uruguaytotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 16 years (2006)
Uzbekistantotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 11 years (2007)
Vanuatutotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2004)
Venezuelatotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2003)
Vietnamtotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2000)
West Banktotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2006)
Yementotal: 9 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 7 years (2005)
Zambiatotal: 7 yearsmale: 7 yearsfemale: 7 years (2000)
Zimbabwetotal: 9 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 9 years (2003)
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Field Listing :: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percentof GDP.Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Education expenditures(% of GDP)
AfghanistanNA
Albania2.9% of GDP (2002)
Algeria5.1% of GDP (1999)
American SamoaNA
Andorra2.3% of GDP (2006)
Angola2.4% of GDP (2005)
Anguilla4% of GDP (2005)
Antigua and Barbuda3.9% of GDP (2002)
Argentina3.8% of GDP (2004)
Armenia3.2% of GDP (2001)
Aruba4.8% of GDP (2005)
Australia4.5% of GDP (2005)
Austria5.4% of GDP (2005)
Azerbaijan2.1% of GDP (2006)
Bahamas, The3.6% of GDP (2000)
Bahrain3.9% of GDP (1991)
Bangladesh2.7% of GDP (2005)
Barbados6.9% of GDP (2005)
Belarus6.1% of GDP (2006)
Belgium6% of GDP (2004)
Belize5.3% of GDP (2004)
Benin4.4% of GDP (2004)
Bermuda1.2% of GDP (2006)
Bhutan7% of GDP (2005)
Bolivia6.4% of GDP (2003)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNA
Botswana8.7% of GDP (2007)
Brazil4% of GDP (2004)
British Virgin Islands3.7% of GDP (2006)
Brunei5.2% of GDP (2000)
Bulgaria4.5% of GDP (2005)
Burkina Faso4.2% of GDP (2006)
Burma1.2% of GDP (2001)
Burundi5.1% of GDP (2005)
Cambodia1.7% of GDP (2004)
Cameroon3.3% of GDP (2006)
Canada5.2% of GDP (2002)
Cape Verde6.3% of GDP (2006)
Cayman Islands2.8% of GDP (2005)
Central African Republic1.4% of GDP (2006)
Chad1.9% of GDP (2005)
Chile3.2% of GDP (2006)
China1.9% of GDP (1999)
Colombia4.7% of GDP (2006)
Comoros3.8% of GDP (2002)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA
Congo, Republic of the1.9% of GDP (2005)
Cook Islands0.2% of GDP (2001)
Costa Rica4.9% of GDP (2004)
Cote d'Ivoire4.6% of GDP (2001)
Croatia4.5% of GDP (2004)
Cuba9.1% of GDP (2006)
Cyprus6.3% of GDP (2004)
Czech Republic4.4% of GDP (2004)
Denmark8.3% of GDP (2005)
Djibouti8.4% of GDP (2006)
Dominica5% of GDP (1999)
Dominican Republic3.6% of GDP (2006)
Ecuador1% of GDP (2001)
Egypt4.2% of GDP (2006)
El Salvador3.1% of GDP (2006)
Equatorial Guinea0.6% of GDP (2003)
Eritrea2.4% of GDP (2006)
Estonia5.1% of GDP (2004)
Ethiopia6% of GDP (2006)
Fiji6.5% of GDP (2004)
Finland6.4% of GDP (2005)
France5.7% of GDP (2005)
French PolynesiaNA
Gabon3.8% of GDP (2000)
Gambia, The2% of GDP (2004)
Gaza StripNA
Georgia3.1% of GDP (2006)
Germany4.6% of GDP (2004)
Ghana5.4% of GDP (2005)
GibraltarNA
Greece4.4% of GDP (2005)
GreenlandNA
Grenada5.2% of GDP (2003)
GuamNA
Guatemala2.6% of GDP (2006)
GuernseyNA
Guinea1.6% of GDP (2005)
Guinea-Bissau5.2% of GDP (1999)
Guyana8.3% of GDP (2006)
Haiti1.4% of GDP (1991)
Honduras3.8% of GDP (1991)
Hong Kong3.9% of GDP (2006)
Hungary5.5% of GDP (2005)
Iceland7.6% of GDP (2004)
India3.2% of GDP (2005)
Indonesia3.6% of GDP (2006)
Iran5.1% of GDP (2006)
IraqNA
Ireland4.7% of GDP (2005)
Isle of ManNA
Israel6.9% of GDP (2004)
Italy4.5% of GDP (2005)
Jamaica5.3% of GDP (2005)
Japan3.5% of GDP (2005)
JerseyNA
Jordan4.9% of GDP (1999)
Kazakhstan2.3% of GDP (2005)
Kenya6.9% of GDP (2006)
Kiribati17.8% of GDP (2002)
Korea, NorthNA
Korea, South4.6% of GDP (2004)
Kuwait3.8% of GDP (2006)
Kyrgyzstan4.9% of GDP (2005)
Laos3% of GDP (2006)
Latvia5.1% of GDP (2004)
Lebanon2.7% of GDP (2006)
Lesotho13% of GDP (2006)
LiberiaNA
Libya2.7% of GDP (1999)
LiechtensteinNA
Lithuania5% of GDP (2005)
Luxembourg3.4% of GDP (1999)
Macau2.4% of GDP (2005)
Macedonia3.5% of GDP (2002)
Madagascar3.1% of GDP (2006)
Malawi5.8% of GDP (2003)
Malaysia6.2% of GDP (2004)
Maldives8% of GDP (2006)
Mali4.5% of GDP (2006)
Malta5.1% of GDP (2004)
Marshall Islands11.8% of GDP (2004)
Mauritania2.9% of GDP (2006)
Mauritius3.9% of GDP (2006)
MayotteNA
Mexico5.5% of GDP (2005)
Micronesia, Federated States of7.3% of GDP (2000)
Moldova7.6% of GDP (2006)
Monaco4.4% of GDP (2004)
Mongolia5% of GDP (2004)
MontenegroNA
Montserrat3.3% of GDP (2004)
MoroccoNA
Mozambique5% of GDP (2005)
Namibia6.9% of GDP (2003)
NauruNA
Nepal3.4% of GDP (2003)
Netherlands5.3% of GDP (2005)
Netherlands AntillesNA
New Zealand6.2% of GDP (2006)
Nicaragua3.1% of GDP (2003)
Niger3.4% of GDP (2006)
Nigeria0.9% of GDP (1991)
NiueNA
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana IslandsNA
Norway7.2% of GDP (2005)
Oman4% of GDP (2006)
Pakistan2.6% of GDP (2006)
Palau10.3% of GDP (2002)
Panama3.8% of GDP (2004)
Papua New GuineaNA
Paraguay4% of GDP (2004)
Peru2.5% of GDP (2006)
Philippines2.5% of GDP (2005)
Poland5.5% of GDP (2005)
Portugal5.5% of GDP (2005)
Puerto RicoNA
Qatar3.3% of GDP (2005)
Romania3.5% of GDP (2005)
Russia3.8% of GDP (2005)
Rwanda3.8% of GDP (2005)
Saint HelenaNA
Saint Kitts and Nevis9.3% of GDP (2005)
Saint Lucia6.6% of GDP (2006)
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.1% of GDP (2005)
Samoa4.3% of GDP (2002)
San MarinoNA
Sao Tome and PrincipeNA
Saudi Arabia6.8% of GDP (2004)
Senegal5% of GDP (2006)
SerbiaNA
Seychelles6.5% of GDP (2006)
Sierra Leone3.8% of GDP (2005)
Singapore3.7% of GDP (2001)
Slovakia3.9% of GDP (2005)
Slovenia6% of GDP (2005)
Solomon Islands3.3% of GDP (1999)
SomaliaNA
South Africa5.4% of GDP (2006)
Spain4.2% of GDP (2005)
Sri LankaNA
Sudan6% of GDP (1991)
SurinameNA
Swaziland7% of GDP (2005)
Sweden7.1% of GDP (2005)
Switzerland5.8% of GDP (2005)
Syria3.9% of GDP (1999)
TaiwanNA
Tajikistan3.4% of GDP (2006)
Tanzania2.2% of GDP (1999)
Thailand4.2% of GDP (2005)
Timor-LesteNA
Togo2.6% of GDP (2002)
TokelauNA
Tonga5% of GDP (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago4.2% of GDP (2002)
Tunisia7.3% of GDP (2005)
Turkey4% of GDP (2004)
Turkmenistan3.9% of GDP (1991)
Turks and Caicos IslandsNA
TuvaluNA
Uganda5.2% of GDP (2004)
Ukraine6.3% of GDP (2006)
United Arab Emirates1.3% of GDP (2005)
United Kingdom5.6% of GDP (2005)
United States5.3% of GDP (2005)
Uruguay2.9% of GDP (2006)
Uzbekistan9.4% of GDP (1991)
Vanuatu9.5% of GDP (2003)
Venezuela3.7% of GDP (2006)
Vietnam1.8% of GDP (1991)
Virgin IslandsNA
West BankNA
Yemen9.6% of GDP (2001)
Zambia2% of GDP (2005)
Zimbabwe4.6% of GDP (2000)
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Field Listing :: Central bank discount rate
This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds. Country Comparison to the World Country
Central bank discount rate(%)
Albania6.25% (31 December 2008)6.25% (31 December 2007)
Algeria4% (31 December 2008)4% (31 December 2007)
Angola19.57% (31 December 2008)19.57% (31 December 2007)
Anguilla6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Antigua and Barbuda6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
ArgentinaNA
Armenia7.25% (2 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policyinstrument of the Armenian National Bank
Aruba5% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan8% (31 December 2008)13% (31 December 2007)note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for theNational Bank of Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The5.25% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Bangladesh5% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)
Barbados10% (31 December 2008)12% (31 December 2007)
Belarus12% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Belgium3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Belize12% (31 December 2008)12% (31 December 2007)
Benin4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Bolivia13% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Botswana15% (31 December 2008)14.5% (31 December 2007)
Brazil20.48% (31 December 2008)17.85% (31 December 2007)
Bulgaria5.77% (31 December 2008)4.58% (31 December 2007)
Burkina Faso4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Burma12% (31 December 2008)12% (31 December 2007)
Burundi10.08% (31 December 2008)10.12% (31 December 2007)
CambodiaNA% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Cameroon4.75% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Canada1.75% (31 December 2008)4.5% (31 December 2007)
Cape Verde7.5% (31 December 2008)8.5% (31 December 2007)
Central African Republic4.75% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Chad4.75% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Chile8.25% (31 December 2008)6% (31 December 2007)
China2.79% (31 December 2008)3.33% (31 December 2007)
Colombia11.5% (31 December 2008)11.5% (31 December 2007)
Comoros5.36% (31 December 2008)5.36% (31 December 2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Congo, Republic of the4.75% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Costa Rica25% (31 December 2008)17% (31 December 2007)
Cote d'Ivoire4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Croatia9% (31 December 2008)9% (31 December 2007)
CubaNA%
Cyprus3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Czech Republic2.25% (31 December 2008)3.5% (31 December 2007)
Denmark3.5% (31 December 2008)4% (31 December 2007)
Dominica6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Ecuador9.14% (31 December 2008)10.72% (31 December 2007)
Egypt11.5% (31 December 2008)9% (31 December 2007)
Equatorial Guinea4.75% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
European Union3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Fiji6.32% (31 December 2008)9.25% (31 December 2007)
Finland3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
France3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Gabon4.75% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Gambia, TheNA% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Georgia8% (25 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate ofthe Georgian National Bank
Germany3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Ghana17% (31 December 2008)13.5% (31 December 2007)
Greece3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Grenada6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
GuatemalaNA%
GuineaNA% (31 December 2008)22.25% (31 December 2005)
Guinea-Bissau4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Guyana6.75% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
HondurasNA%
Hong Kong0.5% (31 December 2008)5.75% (31 December 2007)
Hungary10% (31 December 2008)7.5% (31 December 2007)
Iceland22% (31 December 2008)15.25% (31 December 2007)
India6% (31 December 2008)6% (31 December 2007)
Indonesia10.83% (31 December 2008)8% (31 December 2007)
IraqNA% (31 December 2008)20% (31 December 2007)
Ireland3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Israel2.5% (31 December 2008)4% (31 December 2007)
Italy3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Japan0.3% (31 December 2008)0.75% (31 December 2007)
Jordan6.25% (31 December 2008)7% (31 December 2007)
Kazakhstan10.5% (31 December 2008)11% (31 December 2007)
Korea, South1.75% (31 December 2008)3.25% (31 December 2007)
Kuwait3.75% (31 December 2008)6.25% (31 December 2007)
Laos7.67% (31 December 2008)12.67% (31 December 2007)
Latvia6% (31 December 2008)6% (31 December 2007)
Lebanon12% (31 December 2008)12% (31 December 2007)
Lesotho14.05% (31 December 2008)12.82% (31 December 2007)
Libya5% (31 December 2008)4% (31 December 2007)
Lithuania4.73% (31 December 2008)4.85% (31 December 2007)
Luxembourg3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Macedonia6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Malawi15% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Maldives13% (31 December 2008)12.5% (31 December 2007)
Mali4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Malta3% (31 December 2008)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
MauritaniaNA% (31 December 2008)12% (31 December 2007)
MexicoNA% (31 December 2008)
Mongolia14.78% (31 December 2008)9.87% (31 December 2007)
Montserrat6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Morocco3.32% (31 December 2008)3.25% (31 December 2007)
Mozambique9.95% (31 December 2008)9.95% (31 December 2007)
Namibia10% (31 December 2008)10.5% (31 December 2007)
Nepal6.5% (31 December 2008)6.25% (31 December 2007)
Netherlands3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Netherlands AntillesNA%
New Zealand5% (31 December 2008)8.25% (31 December 2007)
NicaraguaNA%
Niger4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Nigeria9.75% (31 December 2008)9.5% (31 December 2007)
Norway4% (31 December 2008)6.25% (31 December 2007)
Oman0.91% (31 December 2008)1.98% (31 December 2007)
Pakistan15% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Papua New Guinea7% (31 December 2008)7.38% (31 December 2007)
Paraguay20% (31 December 2008)20% (31 December 2007)
Peru7.25% (31 December 2008)5.75% (31 December 2007)
Philippines6% (31 December 2008)4.28% (31 December 2007)
Poland5% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)
Portugal3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Qatar5.5% (31 December 2008)5.5% (31 December 2007)
RomaniaNA%
Russia13% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Rwanda11.25% (31 December 2008)12.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Lucia6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.5% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
Sao Tome and Principe28% (31 December 2008)28% (31 December 2007)
Saudi Arabia2.5% (31 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)
Senegal4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Serbia17.75% (31 December 2008)9.57% (31 December 2007)
SeychellesNA% (31 December 2008)5.13% (31 December 2007)
Sierra LeoneNA% (31 December 2008)
Slovakia3% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from theeuro area; as of 1 January 2009 Slovakia became a member of theEconomic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Slovenia3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
South Africa11.5% (31 December 2008)11% (31 December 2007)
Spain3% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginallending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euroarea
Sri Lanka15% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Swaziland11% (31 December 2008)11% (31 December 2007)
Sweden2% (31 December 2008)3.5% (31 December 2007)
Switzerland0.05% (31 December 2008)2.05% (31 December 2007)
SyriaNA% (31 December 2008)5% (31 December 2007)
Taiwan1.5% (January 2009)
TajikistanNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Tanzania15.99% (31 December 2008)16.4% (31 December 2007)
Thailand3.25% (31 December 2008)3.75% (31 December 2007)
Togo4.75% (31 December 2008)4.25% (31 December 2007)
Trinidad and Tobago10.75% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Turkey25% (31 December 2008)25% (31 December 2007)
Uganda19.42% (31 December 2008)14.68% (31 December 2007)
Ukraine12% (31 December 2008)8% (31 December 2007)
United Arab EmiratesNA% (31 December 2008)
United Kingdom0.86% (31 December 2008)
United States0.5% (31 March 2009)4.83% (31 December 2007)
Uruguay10% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Vanuatu6% (31 December 2008)6% (31 December 2007)
Venezuela33.5% (31 December 2008)28.5% (31 December 2007)
Vietnam10.25% (31 December 2008)6.5% (31 December 2007)
YemenNA%
Zambia14.49% (31 December 2008)11.73% (31 December 2007)
ZimbabweNA% (31 December 2008)975% (31 December 2007)
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Field Listing :: 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. Country Comparison to the World Country
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)
Afghanistan14.92% (31 December 2008)18.14% (31 December 2007)
Albania13.02% (31 December 2008)14.1% (31 December 2007)
Algeria8% (31 December 2008)8% (31 December 2007)
Angola12.53% (31 December 2008)17.7% (31 December 2007)
Anguilla9.51% (31 December 2008)9.76% (31 December 2007)
Antigua and Barbuda10.43% (31 December 2008)10.44% (31 December 2007)
Argentina19.47% (31 December 2008)28% (28 November 2008)
Armenia17.05% (31 December 2008)17.52% (31 December 2007)
Aruba11.23% (31 December 2008)11.01% (31 December 2007)
Australia8.91% (31 December 2008)10.02% (31 December 2007)
Austria6.82% (31 December 2008)6.3% (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan19.76% (31 December 2008)19.13% (31 December 2007)
Bahamas, The5.5% (31 December 2008)5.5% (31 December 2007)
BahrainNA% (31 December 2008)8.35% (31 December 2007)
Bangladesh16.38% (31 December 2008)16% (31 December 2007)
Barbados10.03% (31 December 2008)10.8% (31 December 2007)
Belarus8.55% (31 December 2008)8.58% (31 December 2007)
Belgium7.03% (31 December 2008)
Belize14.14% (31 December 2008)14.33% (31 December 2007)
BeninNA
BhutanNA% (31 December 2008)14% (31 December 2007)
Bolivia13.87% (31 December 2008)12.86% (31 December 2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovina6.98% (31 December 2008)7.17% (31 December 2007)
Botswana16.54% (31 December 2008)16.22% (31 December 2007)
Brazil47.25% (31 December 2008)43.72% (31 December 2007)
Brunei5.5% (31 December 2008)5.5% (February 2009)
Bulgaria10.86% (31 December 2008)10% (31 December 2007)
Burkina FasoNA
Burma17% (31 December 2008)17% (31 December 2007)
Burundi16.52% (31 December 2008)16.84% (31 December 2007)
Cambodia16.01% (31 December 2008)16.18% (31 December 2007)
CameroonNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Canada4.73% (31 December 2008)6.1% (31 December 2007)
Cape Verde9.99% (31 December 2008)10.55% (31 December 2007)
Central African RepublicNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
ChadNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Chile13.26% (31 December 2008)8.67% (31 December 2007)
China5.31% (31 December 2008)5.58% (17 December 2007)
Colombia17.18% (31 December 2008)
Comoros7% (31 December 2008)10.5% (31 December 2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA
Congo, Republic of theNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Costa Rica15.83% (31 December 2008)12.8% (31 December 2007)
Cote d'IvoireNA
Croatia10.07% (31 December 2008)
CubaNA%
Cyprus7.19% (31 December 2008)6.74% (31 December 2007)
Czech Republic6.25% (31 December 2008)5.79% (31 December 2007)
DenmarkNA
DjiboutiNA
Dominica9.06% (31 December 2008)9.17% (31 December 2007)
Dominican Republic19.95% (31 December 2008)15.83% (31 December 2007)
Ecuador9.71% (31 December 2008)
EgyptNA% (31 December 2008)12.51% (31 December 2007)
El Salvador12.33% (31 December 2008)7.81% (31 December 2007)
Equatorial GuineaNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Estonia8.55% (31 December 2008)6.46% (31 December 2007)
Ethiopia8% (31 December 2008)7% (31 December 2006)
European Union8.6% (31 December 2008)8.03% (31 December 2007)
Fiji7.97% (31 December 2008)9.01% (31 December 2007)
Finland5.79% (31 December 2008)
France8.13% (31 December 2008)
GabonNA% (31 December 2008)15% (31 December 2007)
Gambia, TheNA% (31 December 2008)27.92% (31 December 2007)
Gaza Strip7.19% (31 December 2008)7.73% (31 December 2006)
Georgia21.24% (31 December 2008)20.41% (31 December 2007)
Germany5.97% (31 December 2008)5.96% (31 December 2007)
GhanaNA
Greece8.65% (31 December 2008)7.71% (31 December 2007)
Grenada9.53% (31 December 2008)9.76% (31 December 2007)
Guatemala13.39% (31 December 2008)12.84% (31 December 2007)
GuineaNA%
Guyana14.58% (31 December 2008)14.61% (31 December 2007)
Haiti17.81% (31 December 2008)46.99% (31 December 2007)
Honduras17.94% (31 December 2008)16.61% (31 December 2007)
Hong Kong5% (31 December 2008)
Hungary10.18% (31 December 2008)
IcelandNA% (31 December 2008)19.29% (31 December 2007)
India13.31% (31 December 2008)
Indonesia13.6% (31 December 2008)7.21% (31 December 2007)
IranNA% (31 December 2008)12% (31 December 2007)
IraqNA% (31 December 2008)19.74% (31 December 2007)
Ireland6.76% (31 December 2008)6.52% (31 December 2007)
Israel6.06% (31 December 2008)6.27% (31 December 2007)
Italy11.34% (31 December 2008)10.93% (31 December 2007)
Jamaica16.83% (31 December 2008)17.2% (31 December 2007)
Japan1.91% (31 December 2008)
Jordan9.03% (31 December 2008)
Kenya14.02% (31 December 2008)13.34% (31 December 2007)
Korea, South7.17% (31 December 2008)
Kosovo13.79% (31 December 2008)
Kuwait7.61% (31 December 2008)8.54% (31 December 2007)
Kyrgyzstan19.86% (31 December 2008)25.32% (31 December 2007)
Laos24% (31 December 2008)28.5% (31 December 2007)
Latvia11.85% (31 December 2008)
Lebanon9.96% (31 December 2008)10.26% (31 December 2007)
Lesotho16.19% (31 December 2008)14.13% (31 December 2007)
Liberia14.4% (31 December 2008)15.05% (31 December 2007)
Libya8.41% (31 December 2008)6% (31 December 2007)
Lithuania6.29% (31 December 2008)6.86% (31 December 2007)
Macau5.43% (31 December 2008)
Macedonia9.68% (31 December 2008)10.23% (31 December 2007)
Madagascar45% (31 December 2008)45% (31 December 2007)
Malawi25.28% (31 December 2008)27.72% (31 December 2007)
Malaysia6.08% (31 December 2008)6.41% (31 December 2007)
Maldives13% (31 December 2008)13% (31 December 2007)
MaliNA%
Malta5.89% (31 December 2008)6.24% (31 December 2007)
Mauritius21.54% (31 December 2008)21.87% (31 December 2007)
Mexico8.71% (31 December 2008)7.56% (31 December 2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of14.38% (31 December 2008)14.03% (31 December 2007)
Moldova21.06% (31 December 2008)18.83% (31 December 2007)
Mongolia18% (31 December 2008)17.54% (31 December 2007)
Montenegro9.24% (31 December 2008)9.09% (31 December 2007)
Montserrat9.89% (31 December 2008)10.4% (31 December 2007)
MoroccoNA%
Mozambique18.31% (31 December 2008)19.52% (31 December 2007)
Namibia13.74% (31 December 2008)12.88% (31 December 2007)
NepalNA% (31 December 2008)
Netherlands10.37% (31 December 2008)8.72% (31 December 2007)
Netherlands Antilles8.33% (31 December 2008)9.21% (31 December 2007)
New Zealand12.06% (31 December 2008)12.83% (31 December 2007)
Nicaragua13.17% (31 December 2008)13.04% (31 December 2007)
NigerNA%
Nigeria15.48% (31 December 2008)16.94% (31 December 2007)
Norway7.28% (31 December 2008)3.5% (1st quarter 2009)
Oman7.1% (31 December 2008)7.29% (31 December 2007)
Panama8.16% (31 December 2008)8.25% (31 December 2007)
Papua New Guinea9.27% (31 December 2008)9.78% (31 December 2007)
Paraguay25.81% (31 December 2008)25.03% (31 December 2007)
Peru23.67% (31 December 2008)24.1% (December 2008)
Philippines8.75% (31 December 2008)8.69% (31 December 2007)
Poland5.99% (31 December 2008)5.72% (31 December 2007)
Portugal8.35% (31 December 2008)7.92% (31 December 2007)
Qatar6.84% (31 December 2008)7.43% (31 December 2007)
Romania14.99% (31 December 2008)13.35% (31 December 2007)
Russia12.23% (31 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)
Rwanda16.51% (31 December 2008)15.84% (31 December 2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis8.69% (31 December 2008)8.89% (31 December 2007)
Saint Lucia10.08% (31 December 2008)8.34% (31 December 2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9.52% (31 December 2008)8.8% (31 December 2007)
Samoa12.66% (31 December 2008)12.65% (31 December 2007)
San MarinoNA% (31 December 2008)7.58% (31 December 2007)
Sao Tome and Principe32.4% (31 December 2008)32.4% (31 December 2007)
Saudi ArabiaNA% (31 December 2008)
SenegalNA% (31 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)
Serbia18.11% (31 December 2008)11.13% (31 December 2007)
Seychelles11.81% (31 December 2008)10.89% (31 December 2007)
Sierra Leone24.5% (31 December 2008)25% (31 December 2007)
Singapore5.38% (31 December 2008)
Slovakia6.42% (31 December 2008)
Slovenia7.41% (31 December 2008)6.82% (31 December 2007)
Solomon Islands14.44% (31 December 2008)14.12% (31 December 2007)
South Africa15.13% (31 December 2008)13.17% (31 December 2007)
Spain11.02% (31 December 2008)
Sri Lanka18.89% (31 December 2008)
Suriname12.23% (31 December 2008)9.71% (31 December 2007)
Swaziland14.83% (31 December 2008)13.17% (31 December 2007)
SwedenNA% (31 December 2008)4% (2004)
Switzerland3.34% (31 December 2008)3.15% (31 December 2007)
SyriaNA% (31 December 2008)
Taiwan4.06% (2008 est.)
Tajikistan23.1% (31 December 2008)
Tanzania14.98% (31 December 2008)16.03% (31 December 2007)
Thailand7.04% (31 December 2008)7.25% (31 December 2007)
Timor-Leste13.11% (31 December 2008)15.05% (31 December 2007)
TogoNA%
Tonga12.46% (31 December 2008)12.16% (31 December 2007)
Trinidad and Tobago12.44% (31 December 2008)11.75% (31 December 2007)
Uganda20.45% (31 December 2008)19.11% (31 December 2007)
Ukraine17.49% (31 December 2008)11.33% (31 December 2007)
United Kingdom4.63% (31 December 2008)5.52% (31 December 2007)
United States5.09% (31 December 2008)8.05% (31 December 2007)
Uruguay12.45% (31 December 2008)7.25% (31 December 2007)
Vanuatu5.29% (31 December 2008)8.16% (31 December 2007)
Venezuela22.37% (31 December 2008)17.11% (31 December 2007)
Vietnam15.78% (31 December 2008)11.18% (31 December 2007)
West Bank7.19% (31 December 2008)7.73% (31 December 2006)
Yemen18% (31 December 2008)18% (31 December 2007)
Zambia19.06% (31 December 2008)18.89% (31 December 2007)
ZimbabweNA% (31 December 2008)578.96% (31 December 2007)
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Field Listing :: 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. Country Comparison to the World Country
Stock of money
Afghanistan$1.688 billion (31 December 2008)$1.426 billion (31 December 2007)
Albania$3.028 billion (31 December 2008)$2.707 billion (31 December 2007)
Algeria$60.91 billion (31 December 2008)$55.43 billion (31 December 2007)
Angola$8.446 billion (31 December 2008)$4.153 billion (31 December 2007)
Anguilla$21.12 million (31 December 2008)$23.57 million (31 December 2007)
Antigua and Barbuda$296.4 million (31 December 2008)$294.8 million (31 December 2007)
Argentina$NA (31 December 2008)$33.93 billion (31 December 2007)
Armenia$1.359 billion (31 December 2008)$1.507 billion (31 December 2007)
Aruba$780.4 million (31 December 2008)$640.9 million (31 December 2007)
Australia$NA (31 December 2008)$298.5 billion (31 December 2007)
Azerbaijan$6.381 billion (31 December 2008)$4.261 billion (31 December 2007)
Bahamas, The$1.255 billion (31 December 2008)$1.274 billion (31 December 2007)
Bahrain$NA (31 December 2008)$4.169 billion (31 December 2007)
Bangladesh$9.294 billion (31 December 2008)$8.444 billion (31 December 2007)
Barbados$1.637 billion (31 December 2008)$1.478 billion (31 December 2007)
Belarus$4.872 billion (31 December 2008)$4.065 billion (31 December 2007)
BelgiumNA (31 December 2008)NA (31 December 2007)note: see entry for the European Union for money supply in the euroarea; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy forthe 16 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individualmembers of the EMU do not control the quantity of money and quasimoney circulating within their own borders
Belize$345.7 million (31 December 2008)$323.9 million (31 December 2007)
Benin$NA (31 December 2008)$1.324 billion (31 December 2007)