World Interest Rates
View the latest world interest rates as set by each central bank in the area below. Has the US Federal Reserve made any rate changes at their last meeting? What was the Bank of England's latest decision?
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: 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 |
