Domestic Interest Rates in Some Countries (annual average %)
Domestic Interest Rates in Some Countries (annual average %)
Country
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia*
|
11.00
|
9.31
|
8.04
|
7.51
|
Belgium
|
7.17
|
7.06
|
7.25
|
6.71
|
Republic of South Africa
|
19.52
|
20.00
|
21.79
|
18.00
|
South Korea
|
8.84
|
11.88
|
15.28
|
9.40
|
United States
|
8.27
|
8.44
|
8.35
|
7.99
|
Finland
|
6.16
|
5.29
|
5.35
|
4.71
|
France
|
6.77
|
6.34
|
6.55
|
6.36
|
Greece
|
20.96
|
18.92
|
18.56
|
15.00
|
The Netherlands
|
5.90
|
6.13
|
6.50
|
3.46
|
Japan**
|
2.66
|
2.45
|
2.32
|
2.16
|
Canada
|
6.06
|
4.96
|
6.60
|
6.44
|
Hungary
|
27.31
|
21.77
|
19.28
|
16.34
|
Malaysia
|
8.89
|
9.53
|
10.61
|
7.29
|
Great Britain
|
5.96
|
6.58
|
7.21
|
5.33
|
Germany
|
10.02
|
9.13
|
9.02
|
8.81
|
Italy***
|
12.06
|
9.75
|
7.88
|
5.58
|
Spain
|
8.50
|
6.08
|
5.01
|
3.95
|
Switzerland
|
4.97
|
4.47
|
4.07
|
3.90
|
Sweden
|
7.38
|
7.01
|
5.94
|
5.53
|
* 1994: 9.55 1995: 11.12; ** 1995: 3.40; *** 1995: 12.47
