World Interest Rates
Below you can view the latest central interest rates as set by each global central bank. You may also see the next scheduled rate decision meeting that each bank has, as well as the last changes that occurred.
When reading finance news or looking for certain types of loans and other credit products, you will notice that central (or base) interest rates are often an important factor. With this chart you can keep up to date and compare the latest rates all over the world.
The chart is updated monthly so that you can check global interest rates on a frequent basis. The base interest rate of any region or nation has a large impact on its economic health. Last Updated: 16th May 2013.
| Central Bank | Current Interest Rate | Next Meeting | Last Change |
| Bank of Canada |
1% |
05/29/13 13:00 GMT |
09/08/10 13:00 GMT |
| Bank of England |
0.5% |
06/06/13 11:00 GMT |
03/05/09 12:00 GMT |
| Bank of Japan |
0.1% |
05/22/13 03:00 GMT |
12/19/08 05:27 GMT |
| European Central Bank |
0.5% |
06/06/13 11:45 GMT |
05/02/13 11:45 GMT |
| Federal Reserve |
0.25% |
06/19/13 18:00 GMT |
12/16/08 19:15 GMT |
| Swiss National Bank |
0% |
06/20/13 07:30 GMT |
08/03/11 07:00 GMT |
| The Reserve Bank of Australia |
2.75% |
06/04/13 04:30 GMT |
05/07/13 04:30 GMT |
| Country | Current Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Egypt |
9.25% |
8.25% |
11/24/11 09:00 GMT |
| South Africa |
5% |
5.5% |
07/19/12 13:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Australia |
2.75% |
3.00% |
05/07/13 04:30 GMT |
| China |
6% |
6.31% |
07/05/12 11:00 GMT |
| Hong Kong SAR |
0.5% |
1.5% |
12/17/08 02:00 GMT |
| India |
7.5% |
7.75% |
03/19/13 05:30 GMT |
| Indonesia |
5.75% |
6.00% |
02/09/12 05:00 GMT |
| Japan |
0.1% |
0.3% |
12/19/08 05:27 GMT |
| Korea, Republic of |
2.75% |
3.00% |
10/11/12 01:00 GMT |
| New Zealand |
2.5% |
3.0% |
03/09/11 20:00 GMT |
| Philippines |
5.5% |
6.0% |
12/18/08 08:30 GMT |
| Taiwan |
1.875% |
1.750% |
07/01/11 17:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Czech Republic |
0.05% |
0.25% |
11/01/12 10:00 GMT |
| Denmark |
1.25% |
1.00% |
07/08/11 08:00 GMT |
| European Monetary Union |
0.5% |
0.75% |
05/02/13 11:45 GMT |
| Hungary |
4.75% |
5.00% |
04/23/13 12:00 GMT |
| Iceland |
6% |
5.75% |
11/14/12 09:00 GMT |
| Norway |
1.5% |
1.75% |
03/14/12 13:00 GMT |
| Poland |
3% |
3.25% |
05/09/13 06:09 GMT |
| Romania |
5.25% |
5.50% |
03/29/12 07:00 GMT |
| Sweden |
1% |
1.25% |
12/18/12 08:30 GMT |
| Switzerland |
0% |
0.25% |
08/03/11 07:00 GMT |
| United Kingdom |
0.5% |
1.0% |
03/05/09 12:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Bahrain |
2.75% |
3.50% |
12/18/08 08:00 GMT |
| Turkey |
5% |
5.5% |
04/16/13 11:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Canada |
1% |
0.75% |
09/08/10 13:00 GMT |
| Mexico |
4% |
4.5% |
03/08/13 15:00 GMT |
| United States |
0.25% |
1.00% |
12/16/08 19:15 GMT |
| Country | Current Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Brazil |
7.5% |
7.25% |
04/17/13 21:00 GMT |
| Chile |
5% |
5.25% |
01/12/12 22:00 GMT |
| Colombia |
3.25% |
3.75% |
03/28/13 18:00 GMT |
