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Annual Monetary Snapshot · 2000

Global Interest Rates & Central Bank Statistics in 2000

Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 2000. Inspect 12 headline monetary indicators and 19 reporting central bank policy rates recorded in 2000.

Headline Monetary Indicators in 2000

Central Bank Policy Rates & Real Interest Rates in 2000 (19 Monetary Authorities)

Rank Central Bank Country / CCY 2000 Policy Rate 2000 CPI Inflation 2000 Ex-Post Real Rate
#1 National Bank of Poland (NBP) Poland (PLN) 19.00% 10.07% +8.93%
#2 Bank of Mexico (BANXICO) Mexico (MXN) 18.79% 9.51% +9.28%
#3 Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) Brazil (BRL) 15.75% 7.06% +8.69%
#4 South African Reserve Bank (SARB) South Africa (ZAR) 12.00% 5.33% +6.67%
#5 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) India (INR) 8.00% 6.22% +1.78%
#6 Norges Bank (NORGES) Norway (NOK) 7.00% 3.11% +3.89%
#7 Federal Reserve (FED) United States (USD) 6.50% 3.38% +3.12%
#8 Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) New Zealand (NZD) 6.50% 2.61% +3.89%
#9 Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Australia (AUD) 6.25% 4.44% +1.81%
#10 Bank of England (BOE) United Kingdom (GBP) 6.00% 0.80% +5.20%
#11 People's Bank of China (PBOC) China (CNY) 5.85% 0.35% +5.50%
#12 Bank of Canada (BOC) Canada (CAD) 5.75% 2.72% +3.03%
#13 Danmarks Nationalbank (DNB) Denmark (DKK) 5.40% 2.93% +2.47%
#14 Bank of Korea (BOK) South Korea (KRW) 5.25% 2.26% +2.99%
#15 Central Bank of Chile (BCCH) Chile (CLP) 5.00% 3.84% +1.16%
#16 European Central Bank (ECB) Euro Area (EUR) 4.75% 2.11% +2.64%
#17 Sveriges Riksbank (RIKSBANK) Sweden (SEK) 4.00% 0.90% +3.10%
#18 Swiss National Bank (SNB) Switzerland (CHF) 3.50% 1.56% +1.94%
#19 Bank of Japan (BOJ) Japan (JPY) 0.25% -0.67% +0.92%

Surrounding Decade Context (1995-2005)

Year Fed Funds BoE Rate BoJ Rate US CPI Context
1995 5.50% 6.38% 0.50% 2.81% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1995.
1996 5.25% 5.94% 0.50% 2.93% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1996.
1997 5.50% 7.25% 0.50% 2.34% Asian Financial Crisis triggers emergency EM currency defense hikes
1998 4.75% 6.25% 0.25% 1.55% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 1998.
1999 5.50% 5.50% 0.25% 2.19% Launch of the Euro and establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB)
2000 6.50% 6.00% 0.25% 3.38% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 2000.
2001 1.75% 4.00% 0.15% 2.83% Dot-com bust and synchronized G10 monetary easing cycle
2002 1.25% 4.00% -% 1.59% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 2002.
2003 1.00% 3.75% -% 2.27% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 2003.
2004 2.25% 4.75% -% 2.68% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 2004.
2005 4.25% 4.50% -% 3.39% Global monetary policy and central bank balance sheet ledger for 2005.