1 Australia 21.00 2006 2 Australia 20.00 2006 3 New Zealand 20.00 2006 4 Australia 20.00 2006 5 Iceland 19.00 2006 6 British Virgin Islands 19.00 2005 7 New Zealand 19.00 2006 8 New Zealand 19.00 2006 9 Ireland 18.00 2006 10 Ireland 18.00 2006 11 Iceland 18.00 2006 12 Norway 18.00 2006 13 Korea, South 18.00 2007 14 Finland 18.00 2006 15 Canada 17.00 2004 16 Canada 17.00 2004 17 Canada 17.00 2004 18 Cuba 17.00 2006 19 Ireland 17.00 2006 20 Italy 17.00 2006 21 Iceland 17.00 2006 22 Greece 17.00 2006 23 Greece 17.00 2006 24 Greece 17.00 2006 25 France 17.00 2006 26 Finland 17.00 2006 27 Finland 17.00 2006 28 Estonia 17.00 2006 29 United Kingdom 17.00 2006 30 Sweden 17.00 2006 31 Spain 17.00 2006 32 Slovenia 17.00 2006 33 Slovenia 17.00 2006 34 Norway 17.00 2006 35 Norway 17.00 2006 36 Netherlands 17.00 2006 37 Libya 17.00 2003 38 Libya 17.00 2003 39 Lithuania 17.00 2006 40 Latvia 17.00 2006 41 Korea, South 17.00 2007 42 British Virgin Islands 17.00 2005 43 Denmark 17.00 2006 44 Denmark 17.00 2006 45 Argentina 16.00 2005 46 Belgium 16.00 2006 47 Austria 16.00 2006 48 Bahrain 16.00 2006 49 Belgium 16.00 2006 50 Belgium 16.00 2006 51 Italy 16.00 2006 52 Italy 16.00 2006 53 Israel 16.00 2006 54 Hungary 16.00 2006 55 Germany 16.00 2006 56 Germany 16.00 2006 57 Germany 16.00 2006 58 France 16.00 2006 59 France 16.00 2006 60 United Kingdom 16.00 2006 61 United Kingdom 16.00 2006 62 Sweden 16.00 2006 63 Spain 16.00 2006 64 Spain 16.00 2006 65 Slovenia 16.00 2006 66 Portugal 16.00 2006 67 Poland 16.00 2006 68 Netherlands 16.00 2006 69 Uruguay 16.00 2006 70 United States 16.00 2006 71 United States 16.00 2006 72 Montserrat 16.00 2006 73 Montserrat 16.00 2006 74 Macau 16.00 2006 75 Libya 16.00 2003 76 Liechtenstein 16.00 2004 77 Lithuania 16.00 2006 78 Latvia 16.00 2006 79 Kazakhstan 16.00 2007 80 Netherlands 16.00 2006 81 Estonia 16.00 2006 82 Denmark 16.00 2006 83 Cuba 16.00 2006 84 Argentina 15.00 2005 85 Austria 15.00 2006 86 Austria 15.00 2006 87 Belarus 15.00 2006 88 Czech Republic 15.00 2006 89 Japan 15.00 2006 90 Japan 15.00 2006 91 Japan 15.00 2006 92 Israel 15.00 2006 93 Israel 15.00 2006 94 Hungary 15.00 2006 95 Hungary 15.00 2006 96 Czech Republic 15.00 2006 97 Czech Republic 15.00 2006 98 British Virgin Islands 15.00 2005 99 Uruguay 15.00 2006 100 United States 15.00 2006 101 Ukraine 15.00 2006 102 Switzerland 15.00 2006 103 Switzerland 15.00 2006 104 Switzerland 15.00 2006 105 Sweden 15.00 2006 106 Portugal 15.00 2006 107 Portugal 15.00 2006 108 Poland 15.00 2006 109 Poland 15.00 2006 110 Netherlands Antilles 15.00 2002 111 Malta 15.00 2005 112 Malta 15.00 2005 113 Malta 15.00 2005 114 Montserrat 15.00 2006 115 Seychelles 15.00 2007 116 Seychelles 15.00 2007 117 Palau 15.00 2000 118 Palau 15.00 2000 119 Macau 15.00 2006 120 Liechtenstein 15.00 2004 121 Slovakia 15.00 2006 122 Slovakia 15.00 2006 123 Lithuania 15.00 2006 124 Kazakhstan 15.00 2007 125 Kazakhstan 15.00 2007 126 Korea, South 15.00 2007 127 Estonia 15.00 2006 128 Brazil 15.00 2005 129 Cuba 15.00 2006 130 Belarus 15.00 2006 131 Bahrain 15.00 2006 132 Aruba 14.00 2006 133 Aruba 14.00 2006 134 Argentina 14.00 2005 135 West Bank 14.00 2006 136 West Bank 14.00 2006 137 Uruguay 14.00 2006 138 Ukraine 14.00 2006 139 Ukraine 14.00 2006 140 Tunisia 14.00 2006 141 Tunisia 14.00 2006 142 Thailand 14.00 2006 143 Thailand 14.00 2006 144 Saint Lucia 14.00 2006 145 Saint Lucia 14.00 2006 146 Seychelles 14.00 2007 147 Russia 14.00 2006 148 Russia 14.00 2006 149 Romania 14.00 2006 150 Romania 14.00 2006 151 Romania 14.00 2006 152 Qatar 14.00 2006 153 Palau 14.00 2000 154 Panama 14.00 2006 155 Peru 14.00 2006 156 Peru 14.00 2006 157 Peru 14.00 2006 158 Netherlands Antilles 14.00 2002 159 Netherlands Antilles 14.00 2002 160 Mexico 14.00 2006 161 Mauritius 14.00 2005 162 Mauritius 14.00 2005 163 Macau 14.00 2006 164 Luxembourg 14.00 2006 165 Luxembourg 14.00 2006 166 Slovakia 14.00 2006 167 Latvia 14.00 2006 168 Gaza Strip 14.00 2006 169 Gaza Strip 14.00 2006 170 Guyana 14.00 2005 171 Chile 14.00 2006 172 Mongolia 14.00 2006 173 Brunei 14.00 2006 174 Brunei 14.00 2006 175 Brunei 14.00 2006 176 Bulgaria 14.00 2006 177 Bulgaria 14.00 2006 178 Brazil 14.00 2005 179 Brazil 14.00 2005 180 Belarus 14.00 2006 181 Croatia 14.00 2006 182 Croatia 14.00 2006 183 Hong Kong 14.00 2006 184 Hong Kong 14.00 2006 185 Dominica 14.00 2005 186 Cyprus 14.00 2006 187 Cyprus 14.00 2006 188 Chile 14.00 2006 189 Chile 14.00 2006 190 Bermuda 14.00 2005 191 Barbados 14.00 2001 192 Bahrain 14.00 2006 193 Aruba 13.00 2006 194 Algeria 13.00 2005 195 Algeria 13.00 2005 196 Barbados 13.00 2001 197 Barbados 13.00 2001 198 West Bank 13.00 2006 199 Tunisia 13.00 2006 200 Tonga 13.00 2004 201 Tonga 13.00 2004 202 Tonga 13.00 2004 203 Thailand 13.00 2006 204 Saint Lucia 13.00 2006 205 South Africa 13.00 2004 206 South Africa 13.00 2004 207 South Africa 13.00 2004 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 13.00 2005 209 Russia 13.00 2006 210 Marshall Islands 13.00 2003 211 Marshall Islands 13.00 2003 212 Marshall Islands 13.00 2003 213 Qatar 13.00 2006 214 Qatar 13.00 2006 215 Panama 13.00 2006 216 Panama 13.00 2006 217 Suriname 13.00 2002 218 Malaysia 13.00 2005 219 Malaysia 13.00 2005 220 Mexico 13.00 2006 221 Mexico 13.00 2006 222 Mauritius 13.00 2005 223 Lebanon 13.00 2006 224 Kuwait 13.00 2006 225 Kuwait 13.00 2006 226 Kiribati 13.00 2005 227 Kyrgyzstan 13.00 2006 228 Jordan 13.00 2006 229 Jordan 13.00 2006 230 Jordan 13.00 2006 231 Hong Kong 13.00 2006 232 Mongolia 13.00 2006 233 Moldova 13.00 2006 234 Luxembourg 13.00 2006 235 Liechtenstein 13.00 2004 236 Lebanon 13.00 2006 237 Lebanon 13.00 2006 238 Gaza Strip 13.00 2006 239 Guyana 13.00 2005 240 Guyana 13.00 2005 241 Georgia 13.00 2006 242 Fiji 13.00 2005 243 Fiji 13.00 2005 244 Fiji 13.00 2005 245 Cayman Islands 13.00 2001 246 Iran 13.00 2005 247 Iran 13.00 2005 248 Iran 13.00 2005 249 Croatia 13.00 2006 250 Cayman Islands 13.00 2001 251 Bulgaria 13.00 2006 252 Belize 13.00 2004 253 Belize 13.00 2004 254 Belize 13.00 2004 255 Bermuda 13.00 2005 256 Bermuda 13.00 2005 257 Algeria 13.00 2005 258 Dominican Republic 13.00 2004 259 Dominica 13.00 2005 260 Dominica 13.00 2005 261 Cyprus 13.00 2006 262 Colombia 13.00 2006 263 United Arab Emirates 12.00 2003 264 Botswana 12.00 2005 265 Botswana 12.00 2005 266 Colombia 12.00 2006 267 Costa Rica 12.00 2005 268 Costa Rica 12.00 2005 269 Cape Verde 12.00 2006 270 Samoa 12.00 2001 271 Samoa 12.00 2001 272 Samoa 12.00 2001 273 Venezuela 12.00 2003 274 Venezuela 12.00 2003 275 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 2005 276 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 2005 277 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.00 2005 278 Uzbekistan 12.00 2007 279 Turkey 12.00 2006 280 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.00 2005 281 Tajikistan 12.00 2006 282 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00 2005 283 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.00 2005 284 Philippines 12.00 2006 285 Philippines 12.00 2006 286 Paraguay 12.00 2005 287 Paraguay 12.00 2005 288 Paraguay 12.00 2005 289 Suriname 12.00 2002 290 Niue 12.00 2005 291 Niue 12.00 2005 292 Niue 12.00 2005 293 Malaysia 12.00 2005 294 Maldives 12.00 2006 295 Maldives 12.00 2006 296 Maldives 12.00 2006 297 Oman 12.00 2006 298 Oman 12.00 2006 299 Macedonia 12.00 2005 300 Macedonia 12.00 2005 301 Macedonia 12.00 2005 302 Mongolia 12.00 2006 303 Moldova 12.00 2006 304 Moldova 12.00 2006 305 Kuwait 12.00 2006 306 Kiribati 12.00 2005 307 Kiribati 12.00 2005 308 Kyrgyzstan 12.00 2006 309 Kyrgyzstan 12.00 2006 310 Jamaica 12.00 2003 311 Jamaica 12.00 2003 312 Indonesia 12.00 2005 313 Honduras 12.00 2004 314 Grenada 12.00 2005 315 Grenada 12.00 2005 316 Grenada 12.00 2005 317 Georgia 12.00 2006 318 Georgia 12.00 2006 319 El Salvador 12.00 2006 320 El Salvador 12.00 2006 321 El Salvador 12.00 2006 322 Dominican Republic 12.00 2004 323 Dominican Republic 12.00 2004 324 Cape Verde 12.00 2006 325 Costa Rica 12.00 2005 326 Colombia 12.00 2006 327 Cayman Islands 12.00 2001 328 Botswana 12.00 2005 329 Armenia 12.00 2006 330 United Arab Emirates 11.00 2003 331 Albania 11.00 2004 332 Uzbekistan 11.00 2007 333 Uzbekistan 11.00 2007 334 Uganda 11.00 2004 335 Tuvalu 11.00 2001 336 Tuvalu 11.00 2001 337 Oman 11.00 2006 338 Morocco 11.00 2005 339 Liberia 11.00 2000 340 Cape Verde 11.00 2006 341 China 11.00 2006 342 China 11.00 2006 343 China 11.00 2006 344 Bhutan 11.00 2006 345 Anguilla 11.00 2006 346 Anguilla 11.00 2006 347 Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 2005 348 Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 2005 349 Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 2005 350 Philippines 11.00 2006 351 Nicaragua 11.00 2003 352 Nicaragua 11.00 2003 353 Nicaragua 11.00 2003 354 Suriname 11.00 2002 355 Vanuatu 11.00 2004 356 Yemen 11.00 2005 357 Namibia 11.00 2006 358 Namibia 11.00 2006 359 Namibia 11.00 2006 360 Vietnam 11.00 2000 361 Venezuela 11.00 2003 362 Tuvalu 11.00 2001 363 Turkey 11.00 2006 364 Turkey 11.00 2006 365 Togo 11.00 2000 366 Tokelau 11.00 2004 367 Tokelau 11.00 2004 368 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.00 2005 369 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.00 2005 370 Tajikistan 11.00 2006 371 Anguilla 11.00 2006 372 Andorra 11.00 2006 373 Andorra 11.00 2006 374 Andorra 11.00 2006 375 Armenia 11.00 2006 376 Armenia 11.00 2006 377 Albania 11.00 2004 378 Albania 11.00 2004 379 Jamaica 11.00 2003 380 Iraq 11.00 2005 381 India 11.00 2005 382 Indonesia 11.00 2005 383 Indonesia 11.00 2005 384 Honduras 11.00 2004 385 Honduras 11.00 2004 386 Guatemala 11.00 2006 387 Azerbaijan 11.00 2006 388 United Arab Emirates 11.00 2003 389 Afghanistan 11.00 2004 390 Azerbaijan 11.00 2006 391 Azerbaijan 11.00 2006 392 Bhutan 10.00 2006 393 Cambodia 10.00 2006 394 Congo, Republic of the 10.00 2003 395 Swaziland 10.00 2005 396 Swaziland 10.00 2005 397 Swaziland 10.00 2005 398 Vietnam 10.00 2000 399 Vietnam 10.00 2000 400 Uganda 10.00 2004 401 Uganda 10.00 2004 402 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00 2006 403 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00 2006 404 Sao Tome and Principe 10.00 2006 405 Tokelau 10.00 2004 406 Tajikistan 10.00 2006 407 Nepal 10.00 2003 408 Vanuatu 10.00 2004 409 Vanuatu 10.00 2004 410 Kenya 10.00 2004 411 Kenya 10.00 2004 412 Iraq 10.00 2005 413 India 10.00 2005 414 Guinea 10.00 2006 415 Guatemala 10.00 2006 416 Guatemala 10.00 2006 417 Ghana 10.00 2007 418 Equatorial Guinea 10.00 2000 419 Morocco 10.00 2005 420 Malawi 10.00 2004 421 Madagascar 10.00 2006 422 Lesotho 10.00 2006 423 Lesotho 10.00 2006 424 Lesotho 10.00 2006 425 Liberia 10.00 2000 426 Laos 10.00 2006 427 Equatorial Guinea 10.00 2000 428 Cook Islands 10.00 2005 429 Cook Islands 10.00 2005 430 Cook Islands 10.00 2005 431 Cameroon 10.00 2006 432 Cambodia 10.00 2006 433 Bhutan 10.00 2006 434 Benin 9.00 2001 435 Zimbabwe 9.00 2003 436 Zimbabwe 9.00 2003 437 Zimbabwe 9.00 2003 438 Yemen 9.00 2005 439 Nauru 9.00 2006 440 Nepal 9.00 2003 441 Nigeria 9.00 2004 442 Malawi 9.00 2004 443 Malawi 9.00 2004 444 Madagascar 9.00 2006 445 Madagascar 9.00 2006 446 Laos 9.00 2006 447 Kenya 9.00 2004 448 India 9.00 2005 449 Ghana 9.00 2007 450 Ghana 9.00 2007 451 Togo 9.00 2000 452 Rwanda 9.00 2005 453 Rwanda 9.00 2005 454 Mozambique 9.00 2005 455 Morocco 9.00 2005 456 Equatorial Guinea 9.00 2000 457 Cameroon 9.00 2006 458 Comoros 9.00 2004 459 Congo, Republic of the 9.00 2003 460 Cambodia 9.00 2006 461 Solomon Islands 9.00 2005 462 Afghanistan 8.00 2004 463 Burma 8.00 2001 464 Nauru 8.00 2006 465 Nauru 8.00 2006 466 Nepal 8.00 2003 467 Nigeria 8.00 2004 468 Ethiopia 8.00 2007 469 Ethiopia 8.00 2007 470 Comoros 8.00 2004 471 Cameroon 8.00 2006 472 Congo, Republic of the 8.00 2003 473 Sierra Leone 8.00 2001 474 Rwanda 8.00 2005 475 Burundi 8.00 2006 476 Solomon Islands 8.00 2005 477 Solomon Islands 8.00 2005 478 Burma 8.00 2001 479 Bangladesh 8.00 2004 480 Bangladesh 8.00 2004 481 Burma 8.00 2001 482 Bangladesh 8.00 2004 483 Mozambique 8.00 2005 484 Mauritania 8.00 2006 485 Mauritania 8.00 2006 486 Mauritania 8.00 2006 487 Mali 8.00 2005 488 Liberia 8.00 2000 489 Laos 8.00 2006 490 Iraq 8.00 2005 491 Guinea 8.00 2006 492 Benin 7.00 2001 493 Burundi 7.00 2006 494 Burundi 7.00 2006 495 Chad 7.00 2005 496 Gambia, The 7.00 2004 497 Yemen 7.00 2005 498 Togo 7.00 2000 499 Sierra Leone 7.00 2001 500 Guinea-Bissau 7.00 2001 501 Pakistan 7.00 2006 502 Pakistan 7.00 2006 503 Nigeria 7.00 2004 504 Mozambique 7.00 2005 505 Mali 7.00 2005 506 Zambia 7.00 2000 507 Zambia 7.00 2000 508 Zambia 7.00 2000 509 Gambia, The 7.00 2004 510 Guinea 7.00 2006 511 Gambia, The 7.00 2004 512 Ethiopia 7.00 2007 513 Comoros 7.00 2004 514 Benin 6.00 2001 515 Chad 6.00 2005 516 Eritrea 6.00 2004 517 Sierra Leone 6.00 2001 518 Pakistan 6.00 2006 519 Djibouti 5.00 2006 520 Eritrea 5.00 2004 521 Burkina Faso 5.00 2006 522 Burkina Faso 5.00 2006 523 Guinea-Bissau 5.00 2001 524 Niger 5.00 2006 525 Mali 5.00 2005 526 Afghanistan 4.00 2004 527 Burkina Faso 4.00 2006 528 Guinea-Bissau 4.00 2001 529 Niger 4.00 2006 530 Djibouti 4.00 2006 531 Eritrea 4.00 2004 532 Djibouti 4.00 2006 533 Chad 4.00 2005 534 Niger 3.00 2006
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Rank code: 2206
Country Comparison :: Education expenditures
This entry provides the public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.
Rank country (% 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 2002 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
Country Comparison :: 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.
Rank country (%) 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 Mauritania 12.00 31 December 2007 28 Lebanon 12.00 31 December 2007 29 Zambia 11.73 31 December 2007 30 Colombia 11.50 31 December 2007 31 Kazakhstan 11.00 31 December 2007 32 South Africa 11.00 31 December 2007 33 Swaziland 11.00 31 December 2007 34 Ecuador 10.72 31 December 2007 35 Namibia 10.50 31 December 2007 36 Burundi 10.12 31 December 2007 37 Belarus 10.00 31 December 2007 38 Russia 10.00 31 December 2007 39 Uruguay 10.00 31 December 2007 40 Trinidad and Tobago 10.00 31 December 2007 41 Gambia, The 10.00 31 December 2007 42 Pakistan 10.00 31 December 2007 43 Mozambique 9.95 31 December 2007 44 Mongolia 9.87 31 December 2007 45 Serbia 9.57 31 December 2007 46 Nigeria 9.50 31 December 2007 47 Fiji 9.25 31 December 2007 48 Egypt 9.00 31 December 2007 49 Croatia 9.00 31 December 2007 50 Cape Verde 8.50 31 December 2007 51 New Zealand 8.25 31 December 2007 52 Indonesia 8.00 31 December 2007 53 Ukraine 8.00 31 December 2007 54 Hungary 7.50 31 December 2007 55 Papua New Guinea 7.38 31 December 2007 56 Jordan 7.00 31 December 2007 57 Antigua and Barbuda 6.50 31 December 2007 58 Anguilla 6.50 31 December 2007 59 Bolivia 6.50 31 December 2007 60 Vietnam 6.50 31 December 2007 61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.50 31 December 2007 62 Saint Lucia 6.50 31 December 2007 63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.50 31 December 2007 64 Macedonia 6.50 31 December 2007 65 Montserrat 6.50 31 December 2007 66 Guyana 6.50 31 December 2007 67 Grenada 6.50 31 December 2007 68 Dominica 6.50 31 December 2007 69 Albania 6.25 31 December 2007 70 Kuwait 6.25 31 December 2007 71 Norway 6.25 31 December 2007 72 Nepal 6.25 31 December 2007 73 Chile 6.00 31 December 2007 74 India 6.00 31 December 2007 75 Vanuatu 6.00 31 December 2007 76 Latvia 6.00 31 December 2007 77 Hong Kong 5.75 31 December 2007 78 Peru 5.75 31 December 2007 79 Qatar 5.50 31 December 2007 80 Comoros 5.36 31 December 2007 81 Bahamas, The 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 Cameroon 5.25 31 December 2007 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.25 31 December 2007 88 Congo, Republic of the 5.25 31 December 2007 89 Cambodia 5.25 31 December 2007 90 Seychelles 5.13 31 December 2007 91 Aruba 5.00 31 December 2007 92 Greece 5.00 31 December 2007 93 Germany 5.00 31 December 2007 94 France 5.00 31 December 2007 95 Finland 5.00 31 December 2007 96 Ireland 5.00 31 December 2007 97 European Union 5.00 31 December 2007 98 Cyprus 5.00 31 December 2007 99 Bangladesh 5.00 31 December 2007 100 Belgium 5.00 31 December 2007 101 Syria 5.00 31 December 2007 102 Spain 5.00 31 December 2007 103 Slovenia 5.00 31 December 2007 104 Portugal 5.00 31 December 2007 105 Poland 5.00 31 December 2007 106 Netherlands 5.00 31 December 2007 107 Luxembourg 5.00 31 December 2007 108 Italy 5.00 31 December 2007 109 Lithuania 4.85 31 December 2007 110 United States 4.83 31 December 2007 111 Bulgaria 4.58 31 December 2007 112 Canada 4.50 31 December 2007 113 Philippines 4.28 31 December 2007 114 Benin 4.25 31 December 2007 115 Slovakia 4.25 31 December 2007 116 Cote d'Ivoire 4.25 31 December 2007 117 Burkina Faso 4.25 31 December 2007 118 Togo 4.25 31 December 2007 119 Senegal 4.25 31 December 2007 120 Guinea-Bissau 4.25 31 December 2007 121 Niger 4.25 31 December 2007 122 Mali 4.25 31 December 2007 123 Algeria 4.00 31 December 2007 124 Israel 4.00 31 December 2007 125 Libya 4.00 31 December 2007 126 Denmark 4.00 31 December 2007 127 Thailand 3.75 31 December 2007 128 Czech Republic 3.50 31 December 2007 129 Sweden 3.50 31 December 2007 130 China 3.33 31 December 2007 131 Korea, South 3.25 31 December 2007 132 Morocco 3.25 31 December 2007 133 Switzerland 2.05 31 December 2007 134 Oman 1.98 31 December 2007 135 Japan 0.75 31 December 2007
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Rank code: 2208
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