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Policy rates worldwide in 2010: 61 hikes, 47 cuts

Areas38

Hikes61

Cuts47

Median at year end3.00%

Rate at year end

Serbia11.5%

Brazil10.75%

Russia7.75%

Türkiye6.5%

Indonesia6.5%

Romania6.25%

India6.25%

China5.81%

Hungary5.75%

South Africa5.5%

Australia4.75%

Mexico4.5%

Philippines4%

North Macedonia4%

Iceland3.875%

Poland3.5%

Morocco3.25%

Chile3.25%

Peru3%

New Zealand3%

Colombia3%

Malaysia2.75%

Kuwait2.5%

South Korea2.5%

Thailand2%

Saudi Arabia2%

Norway2%

Israel2%

Sweden1.25%

Euro area1%

Canada1%

Czechia0.75%

Denmark0.7%

Hong Kong0.5%

United Kingdom0.5%

Switzerland0.375%

United States0.125%

Japan0.05%

Number of changes

North Macedonia9

Iceland9

Australia8

Serbia8

Denmark7

Chile7

Hungary6

India6

Peru5

Romania4

Russia4

Sweden4

Malaysia3

South Africa3

Israel3

Brazil3

Canada3

Thailand3

Türkiye2

New Zealand2

South Korea2

China2

Kuwait1

Colombia1

Norway1

Czechia1

Japan1

All changes

Date	Country / region	From	To	Change
Jan 5, 2010	North Macedonia	8.50%	8.00%	cut -50 bp
Jan 6, 2010	Romania	8.00%	7.50%	cut -50 bp
Jan 8, 2010	Denmark	0.95%	0.90%	cut -5 bp
Jan 15, 2010	Denmark	0.90%	0.80%	cut -10 bp
Jan 26, 2010	Hungary	6.25%	6.00%	cut -25 bp
Jan 27, 2010	Iceland	9.125%	8.625%	cut -50 bp
Feb 4, 2010	Romania	7.50%	7.00%	cut -50 bp
Feb 8, 2010	Kuwait	3.00%	2.50%	cut -50 bp
Feb 10, 2010	North Macedonia	8.00%	7.50%	cut -50 bp
Feb 23, 2010	Hungary	6.00%	5.75%	cut -25 bp
Feb 24, 2010	Russia	8.75%	8.50%	cut -25 bp
Mar 3, 2010	Australia	3.75%	4.00%	hike +25 bp
Mar 4, 2010	Malaysia	2.00%	2.25%	hike +25 bp
Mar 17, 2010	Iceland	8.625%	8.125%	cut -50 bp
Mar 19, 2010	India	4.75%	5.00%	hike +25 bp
Mar 23, 2010	Serbia	9.50%	9.00%	cut -50 bp
Mar 26, 2010	Denmark	0.80%	0.70%	cut -10 bp
Mar 26, 2010	South Africa	7.00%	6.50%	cut -50 bp
Mar 29, 2010	Russia	8.50%	8.25%	cut -25 bp
Mar 30, 2010	Hungary	5.75%	5.50%	cut -25 bp
Mar 30, 2010	Romania	7.00%	6.50%	cut -50 bp
Mar 31, 2010	North Macedonia	7.50%	6.50%	cut -100 bp
Apr 1, 2010	Israel	1.25%	1.50%	hike +25 bp
Apr 7, 2010	Australia	4.00%	4.25%	hike +25 bp
Apr 8, 2010	Serbia	9.00%	8.50%	cut -50 bp
Apr 20, 2010	India	5.00%	5.25%	hike +25 bp
Apr 27, 2010	Hungary	5.50%	5.25%	cut -25 bp
Apr 29, 2010	Brazil	8.75%	9.50%	hike +75 bp
Apr 30, 2010	Russia	8.25%	8.00%	cut -25 bp
May 3, 2010	Colombia	3.50%	3.00%	cut -50 bp
May 5, 2010	Australia	4.25%	4.50%	hike +25 bp
May 5, 2010	Iceland	8.125%	7.625%	cut -50 bp
May 5, 2010	Romania	6.50%	6.25%	cut -25 bp
May 6, 2010	Norway	1.75%	2.00%	hike +25 bp
May 7, 2010	Czechia	1.00%	0.75%	cut -25 bp
May 7, 2010	Peru	1.25%	1.50%	hike +25 bp
May 11, 2010	Serbia	8.50%	8.00%	cut -50 bp
May 13, 2010	Malaysia	2.25%	2.50%	hike +25 bp
May 20, 2010	Denmark	0.70%	0.60%	cut -10 bp
May 20, 2010	Türkiye	6.50%	7.00%	hike +50 bp
May 26, 2010	North Macedonia	6.50%	6.00%	cut -50 bp
May 27, 2010	Denmark	0.60%	0.50%	cut -10 bp
May 31, 2010	Russia	8.00%	7.75%	cut -25 bp
Jun 1, 2010	Canada	0.25%	0.50%	hike +25 bp
Jun 10, 2010	Brazil	9.50%	10.25%	hike +75 bp
Jun 10, 2010	New Zealand	2.50%	2.75%	hike +25 bp
Jun 11, 2010	Peru	1.50%	1.75%	hike +25 bp
Jun 16, 2010	Chile	0.50%	1.00%	hike +50 bp
Jun 16, 2010	North Macedonia	6.00%	5.00%	cut -100 bp
Jun 23, 2010	Iceland	7.625%	7.125%	cut -50 bp
Jul 2, 2010	India	5.25%	5.50%	hike +25 bp
Jul 7, 2010	Sweden	0.25%	0.50%	hike +25 bp
Jul 8, 2010	Malaysia	2.50%	2.75%	hike +25 bp
Jul 9, 2010	South Korea	2.00%	2.25%	hike +25 bp
Jul 9, 2010	Peru	1.75%	2.00%	hike +25 bp
Jul 14, 2010	Thailand	1.25%	1.50%	hike +25 bp
Jul 19, 2010	Chile	1.00%	1.50%	hike +50 bp
Jul 20, 2010	Canada	0.50%	0.75%	hike +25 bp
Jul 22, 2010	Brazil	10.25%	10.75%	hike +50 bp
Jul 27, 2010	India	5.50%	5.75%	hike +25 bp
Jul 29, 2010	Israel	1.50%	1.75%	hike +25 bp
Jul 29, 2010	New Zealand	2.75%	3.00%	hike +25 bp
Aug 5, 2010	Serbia	8.00%	8.50%	hike +50 bp
Aug 6, 2010	Peru	2.00%	2.50%	hike +50 bp
Aug 13, 2010	Chile	1.50%	2.00%	hike +50 bp
Aug 18, 2010	Iceland	7.125%	6.625%	cut -50 bp
Aug 18, 2010	North Macedonia	5.00%	4.50%	cut -50 bp
Aug 19, 2010	Iceland	6.625%	6.125%	cut -50 bp
Aug 25, 2010	Thailand	1.50%	1.75%	hike +25 bp
Sep 3, 2010	Australia	4.50%	4.500%	cut 0 bp
Sep 6, 2010	Australia	4.500%	4.50%	cut 0 bp
Sep 7, 2010	Serbia	8.50%	9.00%	hike +50 bp
Sep 8, 2010	Canada	0.75%	1.00%	hike +25 bp
Sep 8, 2010	Sweden	0.50%	0.75%	hike +25 bp
Sep 10, 2010	Peru	2.50%	3.00%	hike +50 bp
Sep 10, 2010	South Africa	6.50%	6.00%	cut -50 bp
Sep 16, 2010	India	5.75%	6.00%	hike +25 bp
Sep 21, 2010	Chile	2.00%	2.50%	hike +50 bp
Sep 22, 2010	Iceland	6.125%	5.375%	cut -75 bp
Sep 30, 2010	Israel	1.75%	2.00%	hike +25 bp
Oct 5, 2010	Japan	0.10%	0.05%	cut -5 bp
Oct 14, 2010	Serbia	9.00%	9.50%	hike +50 bp
Oct 15, 2010	Chile	2.50%	2.75%	hike +25 bp
Oct 15, 2010	Denmark	0.50%	0.60%	hike +10 bp
Oct 20, 2010	China	5.31%	5.56%	hike +25 bp
Oct 27, 2010	Sweden	0.75%	1.00%	hike +25 bp
Oct 29, 2010	Denmark	0.60%	0.70%	hike +10 bp
Nov 2, 2010	India	6.00%	6.25%	hike +25 bp
Nov 3, 2010	Australia	4.50%	4.75%	hike +25 bp
Nov 3, 2010	Iceland	5.375%	4.625%	cut -75 bp
Nov 11, 2010	Serbia	9.50%	10.50%	hike +100 bp
Nov 16, 2010	South Korea	2.25%	2.50%	hike +25 bp
Nov 17, 2010	Chile	2.75%	3.00%	hike +25 bp
Nov 19, 2010	South Africa	6.00%	5.50%	cut -50 bp
Nov 23, 2010	Australia	4.75%	4.754%	cut 0 bp
Nov 24, 2010	Australia	4.754%	4.75%	cut 0 bp
Nov 30, 2010	Hungary	5.25%	5.50%	hike +25 bp
Dec 1, 2010	Thailand	1.75%	2.00%	hike +25 bp
Dec 8, 2010	Iceland	4.625%	3.875%	cut -75 bp
Dec 9, 2010	North Macedonia	4.50%	4.00%	cut -50 bp
Dec 9, 2010	Serbia	10.50%	11.50%	hike +100 bp
Dec 10, 2010	North Macedonia	4.00%	4.50%	hike +50 bp
Dec 15, 2010	North Macedonia	4.50%	4.00%	cut -50 bp
Dec 17, 2010	Chile	3.00%	3.25%	hike +25 bp
Dec 17, 2010	Türkiye	7.00%	6.50%	cut -50 bp
Dec 21, 2010	Hungary	5.50%	5.75%	hike +25 bp
Dec 22, 2010	Sweden	1.00%	1.25%	hike +25 bp
Dec 26, 2010	China	5.56%	5.81%	hike +25 bp

Daily policy-rate data compiled by the BIS. Not investment advice.