Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Financial sector > Interest rates > Lending interest rate

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

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Zimbabwe	578.96%	2007
2	The Gambia	27%	2008
3	Ghana	25.58%	1988
4	Malawi	25.25%	2009
5	Sierra Leone	24.5%	2008
6	Zambia	22.06%	2009
7	Uganda	20.96%	2009
8	Sri Lanka	18.89%	2008
9	Nigeria	18.36%	2009
10	Burma	17%	2009
11	Jamaica	16.43%	2009
12	Tanzania	15.03%	2009
13	Kenya	14.8%	2009
14	Bangladesh	14.6%	2009
=15	Pakistan	14.54%	2009
=15	Guyana	14.54%	2009
17	Belize	14.08%	2009
18	Bhutan	14%	2007
19	Botswana	13.76%	2009
=20	Maldives	13%	2009
=20	Lesotho	13%	2009
22	India	12.19%	2009
23	Trinidad and Tobago	11.94%	2009
24	Swaziland	11.38%	2009
25	Namibia	11.12%	2009
26	Grenada	11.06%	2009
27	Saint Lucia	10.58%	2009
28	New Zealand	10.4%	2009
29	Antigua and Barbuda	10.07%	2009
30	Barbados	10.03%	2008
31	Dominica	10.02%	2009
32	Jordan	9.25%	2009
33	Saint Kitts and Nevis	8.75%	2009
34	Bahrain	8.35%	2007
35	United Arab Emirates	8.05%	2001
36	Fiji	7.85%	2009
37	Kuwait	7.61%	2008
38	Qatar	7.04%	2009
39	Australia	6.02%	2009
=40	The Bahamas	5.5%	2009
=40	Brunei	5.5%	2009
42	Singapore	5.38%	2009
43	Malaysia	5.08%	2009
44	Israel	3.73%	2009
45	United States	3.25%	2009
46	Canada	2.4%	2009

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