WORLD INTEREST RATES
Use this page to keep up to date on all of the latest world interest rates. Financial and economic news stories often contain central bank rate decisions – stay ahead of the game by viewing the table below for the latest changes.
The table is updated once a month and you can see which central bank was the last to set their rate. By keeping up to date on base interest rates, you can receive useful insight into the economic situation of nations all around the world. For instance, a low interest rate will lead to higher productivity in the investment, commerce and consumer sectors.
Another area which is affected by base interest rates is international investment. For instance, if the base rate in Canada is higher than in other nations, then international firms are more likely to invest in Canadian products in order to gain higher returns. Last Updated: 2nd February 2012.
| Central Bank | Current Interest Rate | Next Meeting | Last Change |
| Bank of Canada |
1% |
03/08/12 02:00 GMT |
09/08/10 01:00 GMT |
| Bank of England |
0.5% |
02/09/12 12:00 GMT |
03/05/09 12:00 GMT |
| Bank of Japan |
0.1% |
02/14/12 03:00 GMT |
12/19/08 05:27 GMT |
| European Central Bank |
1% |
02/09/12 12:45 GMT |
12/08/11 12:45 GMT |
| Federal Reserve |
0.25% |
03/13/12 07:15 GMT |
12/16/08 07:15 GMT |
| Swiss National Bank |
0% |
03/15/12 08:30 GMT |
08/03/11 07:00 GMT |
| The Reserve Bank of Australia |
4.25% |
02/07/12 03:30 GMT |
12/06/11 03:30 GMT |
| Country | Current Interest Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Egypt |
8.25% |
8.50 |
09/22/09 02:00 GMT |
| South Africa |
5.5% |
6.5 |
09/10/10 08:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Interest Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Australia |
4.25% |
4.50 |
12/06/11 03:30 GMT |
| China |
6.56% |
6.31 |
07/06/11 12:30 GMT |
| Hong Kong SAR |
0.5% |
1.5 |
12/17/08 02:00 GMT |
| India |
8.5% |
8.25 |
10/25/11 06:30 GMT |
| Japan |
0.1% |
0.3 |
12/19/08 05:27 GMT |
| Korea, Republic of |
3.25% |
3.00 |
06/10/11 01:00 GMT |
| New Zealand |
2.5% |
3.0 |
03/09/11 08:00 GMT |
| Taiwan |
1.875% |
1.750 |
07/01/11 05:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Interest Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Czech Republic |
0.75% |
1.00 |
05/06/10 11:00 GMT |
| Denmark |
1.25% |
1.00 |
07/08/11 08:00 GMT |
| European Monetary Union |
1% |
1.25 |
12/08/11 12:45 GMT |
| Hungary |
7% |
6.5 |
12/20/11 01:00 GMT |
| Iceland |
4.75% |
4.50 |
11/02/11 08:00 GMT |
| Norway |
1.75% |
2.25 |
12/14/11 01:00 GMT |
| Poland |
4.5% |
4.25 |
06/08/11 11:50 GMT |
| Sweden |
1.75% |
2.00 |
12/20/11 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 Interest Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Turkey |
5.75% |
6.25 |
08/05/11 01:00 GMT |
| Country | Current Interest Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Canada |
1% |
0.75 |
09/08/10 01:00 GMT |
| United States |
0.25% |
1.00 |
12/16/08 07:15 GMT |
| Country | Current Interest Rate | Previous | Last Change |
| Brazil |
10.5% |
11.0 |
01/18/12 09:00 GMT |
