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Economy > Lending interest rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 235.68% 2005
2 AngolaAngola 67.72% 2005
3 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 66.79% 2002
4 BrazilBrazil 55.38% 2005
5 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 51.75% 1996
6 The GambiaThe Gambia 34.92% 2005
7 MalawiMalawi 33.08% 2005
8 ParaguayParaguay 29.91% 2005
9 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 29.77% 2004
10 ZambiaZambia 28.21% 2005
11 HaitiHaiti 27.38% 2005
12 MadagascarMadagascar 27% 2005
13 LaosLaos 26.83% 2005
14 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 26.6% 2005
15 GhanaGhana 25.58% 1988
16 Costa RicaCosta Rica 24.66% 2005
17 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 24.58% 2005
18 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 24.11% 2005
19 MongoliaMongolia 23.56% 2005
20 TajikistanTajikistan 23.27% 2005
21 MauritaniaMauritania 23.08% 2005
22 GeorgiaGeorgia 21.63% 2005
23 MauritiusMauritius 21.04% 2005
24 UgandaUganda 19.65% 2005
25 MozambiqueMozambique 19.47% 2005
26 GuineaGuinea 19.38% 2000
27 MoldovaMoldova 19.26% 2005
28 BurundiBurundi 19.11% 2005
29 HondurasHonduras 18.83% 2005
30 YemenYemen 18% 2005
31 ArmeniaArmenia 17.98% 2005
32 NigeriaNigeria 17.95% 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 17.77% 2005
=33 CameroonCameroon 17.67% 2005
=33 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 17.67% 2005
=33 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 17.67% 2005
=33 GabonGabon 17.67% 2005
=33 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 17.67% 2005
=33 ChadChad 17.67% 2005
39 TogoTogo 17.5% 1992
40 SurinameSuriname 17.4% 2005
41 JamaicaJamaica 17.36% 2005
42 CambodiaCambodia 17.33% 2005
=43 LiberiaLiberia 17.03% 2005
=43 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 17.03% 2005
45 VenezuelaVenezuela 16.81% 2005
=46 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16.75% 1992
=46 SenegalSenegal 16.75% 1992
=46 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 16.75% 1992
=46 BeninBenin 16.75% 1992
=46 MaliMali 16.75% 1992
=46 NigerNiger 16.75% 1992
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 16.72% 2004
52 BoliviaBolivia 16.62% 2005
53 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 16.38% 2005
54 UkraineUkraine 16.17% 2005
55 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 16.08% 2005
56 IranIran 16% 2005
57 BotswanaBotswana 15.74% 2005
58 TanzaniaTanzania 15.12% 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 15.09% 2005
=59 BurmaBurma 15% 2005
=59 RwandaRwanda 15% 1993
61 PeruPeru 14.97% 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 14.87% 2005
62 ColombiaColombia 14.56% 2005
63 GuyanaGuyana 14.54% 2005
64 BelizeBelize 14.26% 2005
65 IndonesiaIndonesia 14.05% 2005
=66 BangladeshBangladesh 14% 2005
=66 BhutanBhutan 14% 2005
68 El SalvadorEl Salvador 13.96% 2000
69 UruguayUruguay 13.61% 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 13.59% 2003
70 EgyptEgypt 13.14% 2005
71 AlbaniaAlbania 13.07% 2005
72 GuatemalaGuatemala 13.03% 2005
73 MaldivesMaldives 13% 2005
74 KenyaKenya 12.88% 2005
75 Cape VerdeCape Verde 12.29% 2005
76 NicaraguaNicaragua 12.1% 2005
77 IcelandIceland 12.02% 2004
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 11.82% 2005
78 LesothoLesotho 11.72% 2005
=79 ArubaAruba 11.53% 2005
=79 New ZealandNew Zealand 11.53% 2005
81 MoroccoMorocco 11.5% 2004
82 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 11.47% 2005
83 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11.39% 2005
84 TongaTonga 11.38% 2005
85 BelarusBelarus 11.36% 2005
86 CroatiaCroatia 11.19% 2005
87 DjiboutiDjibouti 11.15% 2005
88 VietnamVietnam 11.02% 2005
89 ComorosComoros 11% 2005
90 IndiaIndia 10.75% 2005
91 RussiaRussia 10.68% 2005
92 LebanonLebanon 10.64% 2005
=93 South AfricaSouth Africa 10.62% 2005
=93 SwazilandSwaziland 10.62% 2005
=95 NamibiaNamibia 10.61% 2005
=95 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 10.61% 2005
97 PhilippinesPhilippines 10.18% 2005
98 GrenadaGrenada 10.07% 2005
99 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 10.03% 2005
100 SeychellesSeychelles 9.98% 2005
101 DominicaDominica 9.92% 2005
102 SamoaSamoa 9.75% 2005
103 GermanyGermany 9.7% 2002
104 MexicoMexico 9.69% 2005
105 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 9.61% 2005
106 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 9.6% 2005
107 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 9.58% 2005
108 EcuadorEcuador 9.34% 2005
109 BarbadosBarbados 9.17% 2005
110 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 9.1% 2005
111 AustraliaAustralia 9.06% 2005
112 QatarQatar 8.86% 1994
113 PanamaPanama 8.66% 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 8.56% 2002
114 HungaryHungary 8.54% 2005
115 NepalNepal 8.12% 2005
116 United Arab EmiratesUAE 8.05% 2001
=117 SyriaSyria 8% 2005
=117 AlgeriaAlgeria 8% 2005
119 BahrainBahrain 7.9% 2005
120 BulgariaBulgaria 7.87% 2005
121 SloveniaSlovenia 7.8% 2005
122 Hong KongHong Kong 7.75% 2005
123 JordanJordan 7.61% 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 7.54% 2002
124 KuwaitKuwait 7.5% 2005
125 VanuatuVanuatu 7.47% 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 7.2% 2002
126 San MarinoSan Marino 7.14% 2004
127 DenmarkDenmark 7.1% 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 7.08% 2002
128 CyprusCyprus 7.07% 2005
129 MacauMacau 7.05% 2005
130 OmanOman 7.01% 2005
=131 Sri LankaSri Lanka 7% 2005
=131 EthiopiaEthiopia 7% 2005
133 PolandPoland 6.83% 2005
134 GreeceGreece 6.79% 2003
135 FijiFiji 6.78% 2005
136 BelgiumBelgium 6.72% 2005
=137 SlovakiaSlovakia 6.68% 2005
=137 ChileChile 6.68% 2005
139 FranceFrance 6.6% 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 6.41% 2003
140 IsraelIsrael 6.39% 2005
141 United StatesUnited States 6.19% 2005
142 ArgentinaArgentina 6.16% 2005
143 LibyaLibya 6.12% 2005
144 LatviaLatvia 6.11% 2005
145 MalaysiaMalaysia 5.95% 2005
146 ThailandThailand 5.79% 2005
147 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 5.78% 2005
148 LithuaniaLithuania 5.74% 2004
149 AustriaAustria 5.64% 1999
150 South KoreaSouth Korea 5.59% 2005
151 ChinaChina 5.58% 2005
152 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.54% 2005
153 MaltaMalta 5.51% 2005
154 BruneiBrunei 5.5% 2005
155 ItalyItaly 5.31% 2005
156 SingaporeSingapore 5.3% 2005
157 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5.27% 1998
158 PortugalPortugal 5.19% 1999
159 EstoniaEstonia 4.93% 2005
160 TunisiaTunisia 4.82% 1989
161 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.65% 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.44% 2004
162 CanadaCanada 4.42% 2005
163 SpainSpain 4.31% 2002
164 NorwayNorway 4.04% 2005
165 FinlandFinland 3.69% 2004
166 SwedenSweden 3.31% 2005
167 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.12% 2005
168 NetherlandsNetherlands 2.77% 2005
169 IrelandIreland 2.65% 2005
170 JapanJapan 1.68% 2005

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Interesting observations about Economy > Lending interest rate

  • Japan has ranked last for lending interest rate since 1993.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for lending interest rate amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked first for lending interest rate amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • Angola ranked second for lending interest rate amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Iceland ranked first for lending interest rate amongst High income OECD countries in 2004.
  • Laos ranked first for lending interest rate amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Georgia ranked first for lending interest rate amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Paraguay ranked first for lending interest rate amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
  • The Gambia ranked second for lending interest rate amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Croatia ranked first for lending interest rate amongst European Union in 2005.
  • China ranked second last for lending interest rate amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
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