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DEFINITION:
Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Zimbabwe | 235.68% | 2005 | ||
2 | Angola | 67.72% | 2005 | ||
3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.79% | 2002 | ||
4 | Brazil | 55.38% | 2005 | ||
5 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.75% | 1996 | ||
6 | The Gambia | 34.92% | 2005 | ||
7 | Malawi | 33.08% | 2005 | ||
8 | Paraguay | 29.91% | 2005 | ||
9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.77% | 2004 | ||
10 | Zambia | 28.21% | 2005 | ||
11 | Haiti | 27.38% | 2005 | ||
12 | Madagascar | 27% | 2005 | ||
13 | Laos | 26.83% | 2005 | ||
14 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.6% | 2005 | ||
15 | Ghana | 25.58% | 1988 | ||
16 | Costa Rica | 24.66% | 2005 | ||
17 | Sierra Leone | 24.58% | 2005 | ||
18 | Dominican Republic | 24.11% | 2005 | ||
19 | Mongolia | 23.56% | 2005 | ||
20 | Tajikistan | 23.27% | 2005 | ||
21 | Mauritania | 23.08% | 2005 | ||
22 | Georgia | 21.63% | 2005 | ||
23 | Mauritius | 21.04% | 2005 | ||
24 | Uganda | 19.65% | 2005 | ||
25 | Mozambique | 19.47% | 2005 | ||
26 | Guinea | 19.38% | 2000 | ||
27 | Moldova | 19.26% | 2005 | ||
28 | Burundi | 19.11% | 2005 | ||
29 | Honduras | 18.83% | 2005 | ||
30 | Yemen | 18% | 2005 | ||
31 | Armenia | 17.98% | 2005 | ||
32 | Nigeria | 17.95% | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 17.77% | 2005 | |||
=33 | Cameroon | 17.67% | 2005 | ||
=33 | Congo, Republic of the | 17.67% | 2005 | ||
=33 | Central African Republic | 17.67% | 2005 | ||
=33 | Gabon | 17.67% | 2005 | ||
=33 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.67% | 2005 | ||
=33 | Chad | 17.67% | 2005 | ||
39 | Togo | 17.5% | 1992 | ||
40 | Suriname | 17.4% | 2005 | ||
41 | Jamaica | 17.36% | 2005 | ||
42 | Cambodia | 17.33% | 2005 | ||
=43 | Liberia | 17.03% | 2005 | ||
=43 | Azerbaijan | 17.03% | 2005 | ||
45 | Venezuela | 16.81% | 2005 | ||
=46 | Burkina Faso | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
=46 | Senegal | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
=46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
=46 | Benin | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
=46 | Mali | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
=46 | Niger | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 16.72% | 2004 | |||
52 | Bolivia | 16.62% | 2005 | ||
53 | Federated States of Micronesia | 16.38% | 2005 | ||
54 | Ukraine | 16.17% | 2005 | ||
55 | Solomon Islands | 16.08% | 2005 | ||
56 | Iran | 16% | 2005 | ||
57 | Botswana | 15.74% | 2005 | ||
58 | Tanzania | 15.12% | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.09% | 2005 | |||
=59 | Burma | 15% | 2005 | ||
=59 | Rwanda | 15% | 1993 | ||
61 | Peru | 14.97% | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 14.87% | 2005 | |||
62 | Colombia | 14.56% | 2005 | ||
63 | Guyana | 14.54% | 2005 | ||
64 | Belize | 14.26% | 2005 | ||
65 | Indonesia | 14.05% | 2005 | ||
=66 | Bangladesh | 14% | 2005 | ||
=66 | Bhutan | 14% | 2005 | ||
68 | El Salvador | 13.96% | 2000 | ||
69 | Uruguay | 13.61% | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 13.59% | 2003 | |||
70 | Egypt | 13.14% | 2005 | ||
71 | Albania | 13.07% | 2005 | ||
72 | Guatemala | 13.03% | 2005 | ||
73 | Maldives | 13% | 2005 | ||
74 | Kenya | 12.88% | 2005 | ||
75 | Cape Verde | 12.29% | 2005 | ||
76 | Nicaragua | 12.1% | 2005 | ||
77 | Iceland | 12.02% | 2004 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 11.82% | 2005 | |||
78 | Lesotho | 11.72% | 2005 | ||
=79 | Aruba | 11.53% | 2005 | ||
=79 | New Zealand | 11.53% | 2005 | ||
81 | Morocco | 11.5% | 2004 | ||
82 | Papua New Guinea | 11.47% | 2005 | ||
83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.39% | 2005 | ||
84 | Tonga | 11.38% | 2005 | ||
85 | Belarus | 11.36% | 2005 | ||
86 | Croatia | 11.19% | 2005 | ||
87 | Djibouti | 11.15% | 2005 | ||
88 | Vietnam | 11.02% | 2005 | ||
89 | Comoros | 11% | 2005 | ||
90 | India | 10.75% | 2005 | ||
91 | Russia | 10.68% | 2005 | ||
92 | Lebanon | 10.64% | 2005 | ||
=93 | South Africa | 10.62% | 2005 | ||
=93 | Swaziland | 10.62% | 2005 | ||
=95 | Namibia | 10.61% | 2005 | ||
=95 | Saint Lucia | 10.61% | 2005 | ||
97 | Philippines | 10.18% | 2005 | ||
98 | Grenada | 10.07% | 2005 | ||
99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.03% | 2005 | ||
100 | Seychelles | 9.98% | 2005 | ||
101 | Dominica | 9.92% | 2005 | ||
102 | Samoa | 9.75% | 2005 | ||
103 | Germany | 9.7% | 2002 | ||
104 | Mexico | 9.69% | 2005 | ||
105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.61% | 2005 | ||
106 | Netherlands Antilles | 9.6% | 2005 | ||
107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.58% | 2005 | ||
108 | Ecuador | 9.34% | 2005 | ||
109 | Barbados | 9.17% | 2005 | ||
110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.1% | 2005 | ||
111 | Australia | 9.06% | 2005 | ||
112 | Qatar | 8.86% | 1994 | ||
113 | Panama | 8.66% | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 8.56% | 2002 | |||
114 | Hungary | 8.54% | 2005 | ||
115 | Nepal | 8.12% | 2005 | ||
116 | United Arab Emirates | 8.05% | 2001 | ||
=117 | Syria | 8% | 2005 | ||
=117 | Algeria | 8% | 2005 | ||
119 | Bahrain | 7.9% | 2005 | ||
120 | Bulgaria | 7.87% | 2005 | ||
121 | Slovenia | 7.8% | 2005 | ||
122 | Hong Kong | 7.75% | 2005 | ||
123 | Jordan | 7.61% | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 7.54% | 2002 | |||
124 | Kuwait | 7.5% | 2005 | ||
125 | Vanuatu | 7.47% | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 7.2% | 2002 | |||
126 | San Marino | 7.14% | 2004 | ||
127 | Denmark | 7.1% | 2002 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 7.08% | 2002 | |||
128 | Cyprus | 7.07% | 2005 | ||
129 | Macau | 7.05% | 2005 | ||
130 | Oman | 7.01% | 2005 | ||
=131 | Sri Lanka | 7% | 2005 | ||
=131 | Ethiopia | 7% | 2005 | ||
133 | Poland | 6.83% | 2005 | ||
134 | Greece | 6.79% | 2003 | ||
135 | Fiji | 6.78% | 2005 | ||
136 | Belgium | 6.72% | 2005 | ||
=137 | Slovakia | 6.68% | 2005 | ||
=137 | Chile | 6.68% | 2005 | ||
139 | France | 6.6% | 2004 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 6.41% | 2003 | |||
140 | Israel | 6.39% | 2005 | ||
141 | United States | 6.19% | 2005 | ||
142 | Argentina | 6.16% | 2005 | ||
143 | Libya | 6.12% | 2005 | ||
144 | Latvia | 6.11% | 2005 | ||
145 | Malaysia | 5.95% | 2005 | ||
146 | Thailand | 5.79% | 2005 | ||
147 | Czech Republic | 5.78% | 2005 | ||
148 | Lithuania | 5.74% | 2004 | ||
149 | Austria | 5.64% | 1999 | ||
150 | South Korea | 5.59% | 2005 | ||
151 | China | 5.58% | 2005 | ||
152 | The Bahamas | 5.54% | 2005 | ||
153 | Malta | 5.51% | 2005 | ||
154 | Brunei | 5.5% | 2005 | ||
155 | Italy | 5.31% | 2005 | ||
156 | Singapore | 5.3% | 2005 | ||
157 | Luxembourg | 5.27% | 1998 | ||
158 | Portugal | 5.19% | 1999 | ||
159 | Estonia | 4.93% | 2005 | ||
160 | Tunisia | 4.82% | 1989 | ||
161 | United Kingdom | 4.65% | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.44% | 2004 | |||
162 | Canada | 4.42% | 2005 | ||
163 | Spain | 4.31% | 2002 | ||
164 | Norway | 4.04% | 2005 | ||
165 | Finland | 3.69% | 2004 | ||
166 | Sweden | 3.31% | 2005 | ||
167 | Switzerland | 3.12% | 2005 | ||
168 | Netherlands | 2.77% | 2005 | ||
169 | Ireland | 2.65% | 2005 | ||
170 | Japan | 1.68% | 2005 |