Did interest rates rise or fall globally in 2018?

The countries that ended 2018 with the highest interest rates were:

Argentina 59.38%

Suriname 25%

Turkey 24%

Venezuela 20.84%

Haiti 20%

The countries that ended 2018 with zero or negative interest rates were:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain 0%

Japan -0.1%

Sweden -0.25%

Denmark -0.65%

Switzerland -0.75%

The three countries where interest rates were hiked the most in 2018 were:

Argentina up 32.13%

Turkey up 16%

Pakistan up 4%

The three countries where interest rates were reduced the most in 2018 were:

Azerbaijan down 3.25%

Mozambique down 3.75%

Congo down 6%

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