WORLD INTEREST RATES
These are the World's Interest Rates as for 2012
| Country | Current Interest Rate | Date of the Last Change | Change (%) | Previous Rate |
| United States | 0.25% | Dec 16 2008 | -0.75% | 1% |
| European Union | 0.75% | Jul 05 2012 | -0.25% | 1% |
| Japan | 0.10% | Dec 19 2008 | -0.20% | 0.30% |
| United Kingdom | 0.50% | Mar 05 2009 | -0.50% | 1% |
| Australia | 3.25% | Oct 02 2012 | -0.25% | 3.50% |
| India | 8% | Apr 17 2012 | -0.50% | 8.50% |
| Brazil | 7.25% | Oct 10 2012 | -0.25% | 7.50% |
| Canada | 1% | Sep 08 2010 | 0.25% | 0.75% |
| Mexico | 4.50% | Jul 17 2009 | -0.25% | 4.75% |
| Chile | 5% | Jan 13 2012 | -0.25% | 5.25% |
| China | 6% | Jul 05 2012 | -0.31% | 6.31% |
| Hong Kong SAR | 0.50% | Dec 17 2008 | -1% | 1.50% |
| New Zealand | 2.50% | Mar 09 2011 | -0.50% | 3% |
| Israel | 2 | Oct 29 2012 | -0.25% | 2.25% |
| Korea, Republic of | 2.75% | Oct 11 2012 | -0.50% | 3.25% |
| South Africa | 5% | Jul 19 2012 | -0.50% | 5.50% |
| Sweden | 1.25% | Sep 06 2012 | -0.25% | 1.50% |
| Switzerland | 0% | Aug 03 2011 | -0.25% | 0.25% |
| Indonesia | 5.75% | Feb 09 2012 | -0.25% | 6% |
| Taiwan | 1.88% | Jul 01 2011 | 0.13% | 1.75% |
| Thailand | 2.75% | Oct 17 2012 | -0.25% | 3% |
| Turkey | 5.75% | Aug 05 2011 | -0.50% | 6.25% |
| Malaysia | 3% | Jul 08 2010 | 0.25% | 2.75% |
| Norway | 1.50% | Mar 14 2012 | -0.25% | 1.75% |
| Colombia | 5% | Nov 23 2012 | -0.25% | 5.25% |
| Czech Republic | 0.75% | May 06 2010 | -0.25% | 1% |
| Denmark | 1.25% | Jul 08 2011 | 0.25% | 1% |
| Egypt | 9.25% | Nov 24 2011 | 1% | 8.25% |
| Hungary | 6% | Oct 27 2012 | -0.25% | 6.25% |
| Iceland | 6% | Jun 13 2012 | 0.25% | 5.75% |
| Philippines | 3.50% | Oct 25 2012 | -0.25% | 3.75% |
| Poland | 4.50% | Nov 07 2012 | -0.25% | 4.75% |
Source: TradingEconomics
OnlineForex.Biz (2012)
