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Field Listing :: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary
education)
School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years ofschooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive,assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in schoolat any particular future age is equal to the current enrollmentratio at that age. Caution must be maintained when utilizing thisindicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or gradecompleted in one country is not necessarily the same in terms ofeducational content or quality as a year or grade completed inanother country. SLE represents the expected number of years ofschooling that will be completed, including years spent repeatingone or more grades.Country
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)(years)
Afghanistantotal: 8 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 5 years (2004)
Albaniatotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2004)
Algeriatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2005)
Andorratotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Anguillatotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2008)
Argentinatotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 17 years (2007)
Armeniatotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2007)
Arubatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Australiatotal: 21 yearsmale: 20 yearsfemale: 21 years (2008)
Austriatotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Azerbaijantotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Bahraintotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2006)
Bangladeshtotal: 8 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 8 years (2007)
Barbadostotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2001)
Belarustotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2007)
Belgiumtotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Belizetotal: 12 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 12 years (2004)
Benintotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 6 years (2005)
Bermudatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2005)
Bhutantotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 11 years (2008)
Boliviatotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2007)
Bosnia and Herzegovinatotal: 13 years (2007)
Botswanatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2006)
Braziltotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
British Virgin Islandstotal: 17 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 19 years (2005)
Bruneitotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Bulgariatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Burkina Fasototal: 6 yearsmale: 7 yearsfemale: 6 years (2009)
Burmatotal: 9 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 8 years (2007)
Burunditotal: 10 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 7 years (2008)
Cambodiatotal: 10 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 9 years (2007)
Cameroontotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 9 years (2008)
Canadatotal: 17 yearsmale: 17 yearsfemale: 17 years (2004)
Cape Verdetotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2006)
Cayman Islandstotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Central African Republictotal: 7 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 5 years (2009)
Chadtotal: 6 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 4 years (2005)
Chiletotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 14 years (2007)
Chinatotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Colombiatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Comorostotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 10 years (2004)
Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 8 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 6 years (2008)
Congo, Republic of thetotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 9 years (2003)
Cook Islandstotal: 10 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 10 years (2005)
Costa Ricatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2005)
Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 6 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 5 years (2000)
Croatiatotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2007)
Cubatotal: 18 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 19 years (2009)
Cyprustotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Czech Republictotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Denmarktotal: 17 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 18 years (2007)
Djiboutitotal: 5 yearsmale: 5 yearsfemale: 4 years (2007)
Dominicatotal: 13 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Dominican Republictotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 13 years (2004)
Ecuadortotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Egypttotal: 11 years (2004)
El Salvadortotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Equatorial Guineatotal: 8 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 7 years (2000)
Eritreatotal: 6 yearsmale: 7 yearsfemale: 5 years (2004)
Estoniatotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
Ethiopiatotal: 8 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 8 years (2008)
Fijitotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2005)
Finlandtotal: 17 yearsmale: 17 yearsfemale: 18 years (2008)
Francetotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
Gabontotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 12 years (1999)
Gambia, Thetotal: 9 yearsmale: 7 yearsfemale: 7 years (2004)
Gaza Striptotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2006)
Georgiatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Germanytotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 16 years (2006)
Ghanatotal: 10 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 9 years (2007)
Greecetotal: 17 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2007)
Grenadatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2005)
Guatemalatotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2007)
Guineatotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 7 years (2008)
Guinea-Bissautotal: 9 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 5 years (2006)
Guyanatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Hondurastotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Hong Kongtotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 13 years (2006)
Hungarytotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Icelandtotal: 18 yearsmale: 17 yearsfemale: 20 years (2008)
Indiatotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2007)
Indonesiatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Irantotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Iraqtotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 8 years (2005)
Irelandtotal: 18 yearsmale: 18 yearsfemale: 18 years (2008)
Israeltotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Italytotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2007)
Jamaicatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Japantotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Jordantotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Kazakhstantotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 15 years (2009)
Kenyatotal: 10 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 9 years (2005)
Kiribatitotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2005)
Korea, Southtotal: 17 yearsmale: 18 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Kuwaittotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2006)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 13 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Laostotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 9 years (2008)
Latviatotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
Lebanontotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2009)
Lesothototal: 10 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 10 years (2006)
Liberiatotal: 11 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 9 years (2000)
Libyatotal: 17 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2003)
Liechtensteintotal: 15 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Lithuaniatotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
Luxembourgtotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2006)
Macautotal: 14 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Macedoniatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2007)
Madagascartotal: 10 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 10 years (2008)
Malawitotal: 9 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 9 years (2007)
Malaysiatotal: 13 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2007)
Maldivestotal: 12 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 12 years (2006)
Malitotal: 8 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 7 years (2009)
Maltatotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2007)
Marshall Islandstotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2003)
Mauritaniatotal: 8 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 8 years (2007)
Mauritiustotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Mexicototal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Moldovatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Mongoliatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Montserrattotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 17 years (2007)
Moroccototal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 9 years (2006)
Mozambiquetotal: 8 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 7 years (2005)
Namibiatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Naurutotal: 9 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 9 years (2006)
Nepaltotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 8 years (2003)
Netherlandstotal: 17 yearsmale: 17 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
New Zealandtotal: 19 yearsmale: 19 yearsfemale: 20 years (2008)
Nicaraguatotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2003)
Nigertotal: 5 yearsmale: 5 yearsfemale: 4 years (2009)
Nigeriatotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 8 years (2005)
Niuetotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2005)
Norwaytotal: 17 yearsmale: 17 yearsfemale: 18 years (2008)
Omantotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2008)
Pakistantotal: 7 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 6 years (2008)
Palautotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2001)
Panamatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2007)
Paraguaytotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2007)
Perutotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2006)
Philippinestotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2008)
Polandtotal: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2007)
Portugaltotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2007)
Qatartotal: 13 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Romaniatotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Russiatotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Rwandatotal: 11 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 9 years (2008)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2005)
Saint Luciatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 14 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 12 years (2005)
Samoatotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2001)
Sao Tome and Principetotal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 11 years (2009)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 13 years (2008)
Senegaltotal: 8 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 7 years (2008)
Serbiatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2008)
Seychellestotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Sierra Leonetotal: 7 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 6 years (2001)
Slovakiatotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Sloveniatotal: 17 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 18 years (2008)
Solomon Islandstotal: 9 yearsmale: 9 yearsfemale: 9 years (2006)
South Africatotal: 13 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 13 years (2004)
Spaintotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
Sudantotal: 4 years (2000)
Surinametotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 13 years (2002)
Swazilandtotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2006)
Swedentotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2008)
Switzerlandtotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Tajikistantotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 10 years (2008)
Tanzaniatotal: 5 yearsmale: 5 yearsfemale: 5 years (1999)
Thailandtotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 13 years (2009)
Timor-Lestetotal: 11 years (2002)
Togototal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 7 years (2007)
Tokelautotal: 11 yearsmale: 10 yearsfemale: 11 years (2004)
Tongatotal: 14 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 14 years (2004)
Trinidad and Tobagototal: 11 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2005)
Tunisiatotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Turkeytotal: 12 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 11 years (2008)
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 (2008)
Ukrainetotal: 15 yearsmale: 14 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
United Arab Emiratestotal: 12 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 12 years (2003)
United Kingdomtotal: 16 yearsmale: 16 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
United Statestotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 17 years (2008)
Uruguaytotal: 16 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 17 years (2007)
Uzbekistantotal: 11 yearsmale: 12 yearsfemale: 11 years (2008)
Vanuatutotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2004)
Venezuelatotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 15 years (2008)
Vietnamtotal: 10 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 10 years (2001)
West Banktotal: 14 yearsmale: 13 yearsfemale: 14 years (2006)
Yementotal: 9 yearsmale: 11 yearsfemale: 7 years (2005)
Zambiatotal: 7 yearsmale: 8 yearsfemale: 7 years (2000)
Zimbabwetotal: 9 yearsmale: 10 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)
Algeria4.3% of GDP (2008)
American SamoaNA
Andorra3.2% of GDP (2008)
Angola2.6% of GDP (2006)
Anguilla3.5% of GDP (2008)
Antigua and Barbuda3.9% of GDP (2002)
Argentina4.9% of GDP (2007)
Armenia3% of GDP (2007)
Aruba4.9% of GDP (2007)
Australia4.7% of GDP (2007)
Austria5.4% of GDP (2007)
Azerbaijan1.9% of GDP (2008)
Bahamas, The3.6% of GDP (2000)
Bahrain2.9% of GDP (2008)
Bangladesh2.4% of GDP (2008)
Barbados6.7% of GDP (2008)
Belarus5.2% of GDP (2007)
Belgium6.1% of GDP (2007)
Belize5.1% of GDP (2007)
Benin3.6% of GDP (2007)
Bermuda1.2% of GDP (2006)
Bhutan5.1% of GDP (2008)
Bolivia6.3% of GDP (2006)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNA
Botswana8.1% of GDP (2007)
Brazil5.2% of GDP (2007)
British Virgin Islands3.2% of GDP (2007)
Brunei3.7% of GDP (2000)
Bulgaria4.1% of GDP (2007)
Burkina Faso4.6% of GDP (2007)
Burma1.2% of GDP (2001)
Burundi7.2% of GDP (2008)
Cambodia1.6% of GDP (2007)
Cameroon2.9% of GDP (2008)
Canada4.9% of GDP (2007)
Cape Verde5.7% of GDP (2008)
Cayman Islands2.6% of GDP (2006)
Central African Republic1.3% of GDP (2007)
Chad1.9% of GDP (2005)
Chile3.4% of GDP (2007)
China1.9% of GDP (1999)
Colombia3.9% of GDP (2008)
Comoros7.6% of GDP (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theNA
Congo, Republic of the1.9% of GDP (2005)
Cook Islands0.2% of GDP (2001)
Costa Rica5% of GDP (2008)
Cote d'Ivoire4.6% of GDP (2008)
Croatia3.9% of GDP (2004)
Cuba13.6% of GDP (2008)
Cyprus7.1% of GDP (2007)
Czech Republic4.6% of GDP (2006)
Denmark7.9% of GDP (2006)
Djibouti8.7% of GDP (2007)
Dominica4.8% of GDP (2008)
Dominican Republic2.2% of GDP (2007)
Ecuador1% of GDP (2001)
Egypt3.8% of GDP (2008)
El Salvador3.6% of GDP (2008)
Equatorial Guinea0.6% of GDP (2003)
Eritrea2% of GDP (2006)
Estonia5% of GDP (2007)
Ethiopia5.5% of GDP (2007)
Fiji6.2% of GDP (2004)
Finland5.4% of GDP (2007)
France5.6% of GDP (2006)
French PolynesiaNA
Gabon3.8% of GDP (2000)
Gambia, The2% of GDP (2004)
Gaza StripNA
Georgia2.9% of GDP (2008)
Germany4.4% of GDP (2006)
Ghana5.4% of GDP (2005)
GibraltarNA
Greece4% of GDP (2005)
GreenlandNA
Grenada5.2% of GDP (2003)
GuamNA
Guatemala3.2% of GDP (2008)
GuernseyNA
Guinea1.7% of GDP (2008)
Guinea-Bissau5.2% of GDP (1999)
Guyana6.1% of GDP (2007)
Haiti1.4% of GDP (1991)
Honduras3.8% of GDP (1991)
Hong Kong3.3% of GDP (2008)
Hungary5.4% of GDP (2006)
Iceland7.5% of GDP (2007)
India3.2% of GDP (2006)
Indonesia3.5% of GDP (2007)
Iran4.8% of GDP (2008)
IraqNA
Ireland4.9% of GDP (2007)
Isle of ManNA
Israel6.4% of GDP (2007)
Italy4.3% of GDP (2007)
Jamaica6.2% of GDP (2008)
Japan3.7% of GDP (2007)
JerseyNA
Jordan4.9% of GDP (1999)
Kazakhstan2.8% of GDP (2007)
Kenya7% of GDP (2006)
Kiribati17.8% of GDP (2002)
Korea, NorthNA
Korea, South4.2% of GDP (2007)
Kuwait3.8% of GDP (2006)
Kyrgyzstan6.6% of GDP (2007)
Laos2.3% of GDP (2008)
Latvia5% of GDP (2007)
Lebanon2% of GDP (2008)
Lesotho12.4% of GDP (2008)
Liberia2.7% of GDP (2008)
Libya2.7% of GDP (1999)
LiechtensteinNA
Lithuania4.7% of GDP (2007)
Luxembourg3.7% of GDP (2001)
Macau2.2% of GDP (2008)
Macedonia3.5% of GDP (2002)
Madagascar2.9% of GDP (2008)
Malawi4.2% of GDP (2003)
Malaysia4.5% of GDP (2007)
Maldives8.1% of GDP (2008)
Mali3.8% of GDP (2008)
Malta4.8% of GDP (2004)
Marshall Islands12.3% of GDP (2004)
Mauritania4.4% of GDP (2008)
Mauritius3.4% of GDP (2009)
MayotteNA
Mexico4.8% of GDP (2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of7.3% of GDP (2000)
Moldova8.2% of GDP (2008)
Monaco4.4% of GDP (2004)
Mongolia5.1% of GDP (2007)
MontenegroNA
Montserrat3.3% of GDP (2004)
Morocco5.7% of GDP (2008)
Mozambique5% of GDP (2006)
Namibia6.9% of GDP (2008)
NauruNA
Nepal3.8% of GDP (2008)
Netherlands5.5% of GDP (2006)
New Zealand6.2% of GDP (2007)
Nicaragua3.1% of GDP (2003)
Niger3.7% of GDP (2008)
Nigeria0.9% of GDP (1991)
NiueNA
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana IslandsNA
Norway6.7% of GDP (2007)
Oman4% of GDP (2006)
Pakistan2.9% of GDP (2008)
Palau10.3% of GDP (2002)
Panama3.8% of GDP (2008)
Papua New GuineaNA
Paraguay4% of GDP (2008)
Peru2.7% of GDP (2008)
Philippines2.6% of GDP (2007)
Poland4.9% of GDP (2007)
Portugal4.4% of GDP (2008)
Puerto RicoNA
Qatar3.3% of GDP (2005)
Romania4.4% of GDP (2007)
Russia3.9% of GDP (2006)
Rwanda4.1% of GDP (2008)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaNA
Saint Kitts and Nevis9.9% of GDP (2005)
Saint Lucia6.3% of GDP (2008)
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7% of GDP (2007)
Samoa5.4% of GDP (2008)
San MarinoNA
Sao Tome and PrincipeNA
Saudi Arabia5.7% of GDP (2008)
Senegal5.1% of GDP (2008)
Serbia4.5% of GDP (2007)
Seychelles5% of GDP (2006)
Sierra Leone3.8% of GDP (2005)
Singapore3.2% of GDP (2009)
Slovakia3.6% of GDP (2007)
Slovenia5.2% of GDP (2007)
Solomon Islands2.2% of GDP (1999)
SomaliaNA
South Africa5.4% of GDP (2009)
Spain4.4% of GDP (2007)
Sri LankaNA
Sudan6% of GDP (1991)
SurinameNA
Swaziland7.9% of GDP (2008)
Sweden6.7% of GDP (2007)
Switzerland5.3% of GDP (2007)
Syria4.9% of GDP (2007)
TaiwanNA
Tajikistan3.5% of GDP (2008)
Tanzania6.8% of GDP (2008)
Thailand4.9% of GDP (2008)
Timor-Leste7.1% of GDP (2008)
Togo3.7% of GDP (2007)
TokelauNA
Tonga4.7% of GDP (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago4.2% of GDP (2002)
Tunisia7.2% of GDP (2007)
Turkey2.9% of GDP (2006)
Turkmenistan3.9% of GDP (1991)
Turks and Caicos IslandsNA
TuvaluNA
Uganda3.3% of GDP (2009)
Ukraine5.3% of GDP (2007)
United Arab Emirates0.9% of GDP (2008)
United Kingdom5.6% of GDP (2007)
United States5.5% of GDP (2007)
Uruguay2.9% of GDP (2006)
Uzbekistan9.4% of GDP (1991)
Vanuatu6.9% of GDP (2008)
Venezuela3.7% of GDP (2007)
Vietnam5.3% of GDP (2008)
Virgin IslandsNA
West BankNA
Yemen5.2% of GDP (2008)
Zambia1.4% of GDP (2008)
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(%)
Albania5.25% (31 December 2009)6.25% (31 December 2008)
Algeria4% (31 December 2009)4% (31 December 2008)
Angola30% (31 December 2009)19.57% (31 December 2008)
Anguilla6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
Antigua and Barbuda6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
ArgentinaNA%
ArmeniaNA% (31 December 2009)7.25% (2 December 2008)note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policyinstrument of the Armenian National Bank
Aruba3% (31 December 2009)5% (31 December 2008)
Australia4% (31 March 2010)4.25% (3 December 2008)note: this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's "cash rate target," orpolicy rate
Azerbaijan2% (31 December 2009)8% (31 December 2008)note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for theNational Bank of Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The5.25% (31 December 2009)5.25% (31 December 2008)
Bangladesh5% (31 October 2010)5% (31 December 2008)
Barbados7% (31 December 2009)10% (31 December 2008)
Belarus13.5% (31 December 2009)12% (31 December 2008)
Belgium1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Belize12% (31 December 2009)12% (31 December 2008)
Benin4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
BhutanNA%
Bolivia3% (31 October 2010)13% (31 December 2008)
Botswana10% (31 December 2009)15% (31 December 2008)
Brazil15.17% (31 December 2009)20.48% (31 December 2008)
Bulgaria0.55% (31 December 2009)5.77% (31 December 2008)
Burkina Faso4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Burma12% (31 December 2009)12% (31 December 2008)
Burundi10% (31 December 2009)10.08% (31 December 2008)
CambodiaNA% (31 December 2008)5.25% (31 December 2007)
Cameroon4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Canada0.5% (31 December 2009)1.75% (31 December 2008)
Cape Verde7.5% (31 December 2009)7.5% (31 December 2008)
Central African Republic4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Chad4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Chile0.5% (31 December 2009)8.25% (31 December 2008)
China2.79% (31 December 2009)2.79% (31 December 2008)
Colombia3% (October 2010)5.5% (31 December 2009)
Comoros2.21% (31 December 2009)5.36% (31 December 2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the70% (31 December 2009)40% (31 December 2008)
Congo, Republic of the4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Costa Rica23% (31 December 2009)25% (31 December 2008)
Cote d'Ivoire4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Croatia9% (31 December 2009)9% (31 December 2008)
CubaNA%
Cyprus1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Czech Republic1% (31 December 2009)2.25% (31 December 2008)
Denmark1% (31 December 2009)3.5% (31 December 2008)
Dominica6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
Ecuador9.19% (31 December 2009)9.14% (31 December 2008)
Egypt8.5% (31 December 2009)11.5% (31 December 2008)
Equatorial Guinea4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
EthiopiaNA%
European Union1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Fiji3% (31 December 2009)6.32% (31 December 2008)
Finland1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
France1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Gabon4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Gambia, The9% (31 December 2009)11% (31 December 2008)
Georgia8% (25 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)note: this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate ofthe Georgian National Bank
Germany1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Ghana18% (31 December 2009)17% (31 December 2008)
Greece1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Grenada6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
GuatemalaNA% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
GuineaNA% (31 December 2009)22.25% (31 December 2005)
Guinea-Bissau4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Guyana6.75% (31 December 2009)6.75% (31 December 2008)
HondurasNA% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
Hong Kong0.5% (31 December 2009)0.5% (31 December 2008)
Hungary6.25% (31 December 2009)10% (31 December 2008)
Iceland14.55% (31 December 2009)22% (31 December 2008)
India6% (31 December 2009)6% (31 December 2008)
Indonesia6.46% (31 December 2009)10.83% (31 December 2008)
IranNA% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
Iraq8.83% (31 December 2009)16.75% (31 December 2008)
Ireland1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Israel1% (31 December 2009)2.5% (31 December 2008)
Italy1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
JamaicaNA% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
Japan0.3% (31 December 2009)0.3% (31 December 2008)
Jordan4.75% (31 December 2009)6.25% (31 December 2008)
Kazakhstan7% (31 December 2009)10.5% (31 December 2008)
KenyaNA%
Korea, South1.25% (31 December 2009)1.75% (31 December 2008)
Kuwait3% (31 December 2009)3.75% (31 December 2008)
Kyrgyzstan9.07% (31 December 2009)15.11% (31 December 2008)
Laos4.3% (31 December 2010)4% (31 December 2009)
Latvia4% (31 December 2009)6% (31 December 2008)
Lebanon10% (31 December 2009)12% (31 December 2008)
Lesotho10.66% (31 December 2009)14.05% (31 December 2008)
Libya4% (31 December 2009)5% (31 December 2008)
Lithuania1.75% (February 2010)4.73% (31 December 2008)
Luxembourg1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Macedonia6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
MadagascarNA%
Malawi15% (31 December 2009)15% (31 December 2008)
Malaysia1% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
Maldives13% (31 December 2009)13% (31 December 2008)
Mali4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Malta1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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 2009)12% (31 December 2007)
MauritiusNA% (31 December 2009)
MexicoNA%
Mongolia10.82% (31 December 2009)14.78% (31 December 2008)
Montserrat6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
Morocco3.31% (31 December 2009)3.32% (31 December 2008)
Mozambique9.95% (31 December 2009)9.95% (31 December 2008)
Namibia7% (31 December 2009)10% (31 December 2008)
Nepal6.5% (31 December 2010)6.5% (31 December 2009)
Netherlands1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
New Zealand2.5% (31 December 2009)5% (31 December 2008)
NicaraguaNA% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
Niger4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Nigeria6% (31 December 2009)9.75% (31 December 2008)
Norway4% (31 December 2008)6.25% (31 December 2007)
Oman0.05% (31 December 2009)0.91% (31 December 2008)
Pakistan12.5% (31 December 2009)15% (31 December 2008)
Papua New Guinea6.92% (31 December 2009)7% (31 December 2008)
Paraguay20% (31 December 2008)20% (31 December 2007)
Peru1.7% (31 December 2010 est.)7.25% (31 December 2008)
Philippines3.5% (31 December 2009)6% (31 December 2008)
Poland1.75% (31 December 2009)5% (31 December 2008)
Portugal1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Qatar5.5% (31 December 2009)5.5% (31 December 2008)
RomaniaNA%
Russia8.75% (31 December 2009)13% (31 December 2008)
Rwanda11.25% (31 December 2008)12.5% (31 December 2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
Saint Lucia6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.5% (31 December 2009)6.5% (31 December 2008)
Sao Tome and Principe16% (31 December 2009)28% (31 December 2008)
Saudi Arabia2.5% (31 December 2008)NA% (31 December 2007)
Senegal4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Serbia9.92% (31 December 2009)17.75% (31 December 2008)
SeychellesNA% (31 December 2009)5.13% (31 December 2007)
Sierra LeoneNA%
Slovakia1% (31 December 2009)3% (31 December 2008)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)
Slovenia1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
SomaliaNA% (31 December 2008)
South Africa7% (31 December 2009)11.5% (31 December 2008)
Spain1.75% (31 December 2009)3% (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
Sri Lanka7.25% (December 2010)7.5% (31 December 2009)
Swaziland6.5% (31 December 2009)11% (31 December 2008)
Sweden2% (31 December 2008)3.5% (31 December 2007)
Switzerland0.05% (31 December 2009)0.05% (31 December 2008)
Syria5% (31 December 2009)5% (31 December 2008)
Taiwan1.25% (February 2009)
Tajikistan8% (31 December 2009)13.5% (31 December 2008)
Tanzania3.7% (31 December 2009)15.99% (31 December 2008)
Thailand1.75% (31 December 2010)1.25% (31 December 2009)
Togo4.25% (31 December 2009)4.75% (31 December 2008)
Trinidad and Tobago7.25% (31 December 2009)10.75% (31 December 2008)
TunisiaNA% (31 December 2009)NA% (31 December 2008)
Turkey15% (22 December 2009)25% (31 December 2008)
Uganda9.65% (31 December 2009)19.42% (31 December 2008)
Ukraine10.25% (31 December 2009)12% (31 December 2008)
United Arab EmiratesNA%
United KingdomNA% (31 December 2009)0.86% (31 December 2008)
United States0.5% (31 December 2009)0.86% (31 December 2008)
Uruguay20% (31 December 2009)20% (31 December 2008)
Vanuatu6% (31 December 2009)6% (31 December 2008)
Venezuela29.5% (31 December 2009)33.5% (31 December 2008)
Vietnam6% (31 December 2009)10.25% (31 December 2008)
YemenNA%
Zambia8.39% (31 December 2009)14.49% (31 December 2008)
ZimbabweNA% (31 December 2009)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