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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 578.96% | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65.42% | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.75% | 1996 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar | 45% | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 44.65% | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.4% | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Paraguay | 28.26% | 2009 | ||
| 8 | The Gambia | 27% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Ghana | 25.58% | 1988 | ||
| 10 | Georgia | 25.52% | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Malawi | 25.25% | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 24.5% | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Laos | 24% | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Mauritania | 23.5% | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.03% | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Tajikistan | 22.91% | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Zambia | 22.06% | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Mongolia | 21.67% | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Peru | 21.04% | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Uganda | 20.96% | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Ukraine | 20.86% | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Moldova | 20.54% | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 20.03% | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Venezuela | 19.89% | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Costa Rica | 19.72% | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Guinea | 19.38% | 2000 | ||
| 27 | Mauritius | 19.25% | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Honduras | 19.16% | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Iceland | 18.99% | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 18.89% | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Armenia | 18.76% | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Nigeria | 18.36% | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 18.14% | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 17.72% | 2009 | |||
| 34 | Togo | 17.5% | 1992 | ||
| 35 | Romania | 17.27% | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Haiti | 17.25% | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Burma | 17% | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Niger | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
| =38 | Mali | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
| =38 | Benin | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
| =38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
| =38 | Senegal | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
| =38 | Burkina Faso | 16.75% | 1992 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 16.57% | 1999 | |||
| 44 | Rwanda | 16.51% | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Jamaica | 16.43% | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Latvia | 16.23% | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Vietnam | 15.78% | 2008 | ||
| =48 | Angola | 15.68% | 2009 | ||
| =48 | Mozambique | 15.68% | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Argentina | 15.66% | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Iraq | 15.64% | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Seychelles | 15.35% | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Russia | 15.31% | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Uruguay | 15.28% | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 15.26% | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Tanzania | 15.03% | 2009 | ||
| =57 | Chad | 15% | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Equatorial Guinea | 15% | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Gabon | 15% | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Central African Republic | 15% | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Congo, Republic of the | 15% | 2007 | ||
| =57 | Cameroon | 15% | 2007 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 14.99% | 2008 | |||
| 63 | Kenya | 14.8% | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Bangladesh | 14.6% | 2009 | ||
| =65 | Pakistan | 14.54% | 2009 | ||
| =65 | Guyana | 14.54% | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Indonesia | 14.5% | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Liberia | 14.19% | 2009 | ||
| =69 | Belize | 14.08% | 2009 | ||
| =69 | Burundi | 14.08% | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Nicaragua | 14.04% | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Bhutan | 14% | 2007 | ||
| 73 | El Salvador | 13.96% | 2000 | ||
| 74 | Guatemala | 13.85% | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Botswana | 13.76% | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 13.75% | 2009 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 13.7% | 2007 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 13.59% | 2007 | |||
| =76 | Maldives | 13% | 2009 | ||
| =76 | Lesotho | 13% | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Colombia | 12.98% | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 12.69% | 2008 | |||
| 79 | Albania | 12.66% | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Tonga | 12.47% | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Bolivia | 12.36% | 2009 | ||
| 82 | India | 12.19% | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Samoa | 12.08% | 2009 | ||
| =83 | Ecuador | 12.08% | 2007 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 11.96% | 2002 | |||
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.94% | 2009 | ||
| 86 | South Africa | 11.71% | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Belarus | 11.68% | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Suriname | 11.65% | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Djibouti | 11.56% | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Croatia | 11.55% | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Morocco | 11.5% | 2004 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 11.39% | 2006 | |||
| 92 | Swaziland | 11.38% | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Bulgaria | 11.34% | 2009 | ||
| 94 | East Timor | 11.17% | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Namibia | 11.12% | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Grenada | 11.06% | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Hungary | 11.04% | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Cape Verde | 10.98% | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Aruba | 10.77% | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 10.58% | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Comoros | 10.5% | 2009 | ||
| 102 | New Zealand | 10.4% | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 10.09% | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.07% | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Syria | 10.04% | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Barbados | 10.03% | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Dominica | 10.02% | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Germany | 9.7% | 2002 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 9.68% | 2002 | |||
| 109 | Lebanon | 9.57% | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Estonia | 9.39% | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Jordan | 9.25% | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.19% | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.75% | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 8.65% | 2002 | |||
| =114 | Philippines | 8.57% | 2009 | ||
| =114 | Belgium | 8.57% | 2007 | ||
| 116 | Lithuania | 8.39% | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Bahrain | 8.35% | 2007 | ||
| 118 | Panama | 8.25% | 2009 | ||
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 8.05% | 2001 | ||
| =120 | Nepal | 8% | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Algeria | 8% | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Ethiopia | 8% | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Slovakia | 7.99% | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.93% | 2009 | ||
| 125 | Fiji | 7.85% | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7.66% | 1999 | |||
| 126 | Kuwait | 7.61% | 2008 | ||
| 127 | San Marino | 7.58% | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Netherlands Antilles | 7.51% | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Oman | 7.44% | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Norway | 7.28% | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Chile | 7.25% | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 7.18% | 2002 | |||
| 132 | Denmark | 7.1% | 2002 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 7.08% | 2002 | |||
| 133 | Mexico | 7.07% | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Qatar | 7.04% | 2009 | ||
| 135 | Greece | 6.79% | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Cyprus | 6.74% | 2007 | ||
| 137 | Slovenia | 6.66% | 2008 | ||
| 138 | France | 6.6% | 2004 | ||
| 139 | Australia | 6.02% | 2009 | ||
| 140 | Libya | 6% | 2009 | ||
| 141 | Czech Republic | 5.99% | 2009 | ||
| 142 | Thailand | 5.96% | 2009 | ||
| 143 | Austria | 5.64% | 1999 | ||
| =144 | Vanuatu | 5.5% | 2009 | ||
| =144 | The Bahamas | 5.5% | 2009 | ||
| =144 | Brunei | 5.5% | 2009 | ||
| 147 | Poland | 5.48% | 2006 | ||
| 148 | Singapore | 5.38% | 2009 | ||
| 149 | China | 5.31% | 2009 | ||
| 150 | Luxembourg | 5.27% | 1998 | ||
| 151 | Portugal | 5.19% | 1999 | ||
| 152 | Malaysia | 5.08% | 2009 | ||
| 153 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5.06% | 2009 | ||
| 154 | Tunisia | 4.81% | 1989 | ||
| 155 | Italy | 4.76% | 2009 | ||
| 156 | Malta | 4.47% | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.44% | 2004 | |||
| 157 | Spain | 4.31% | 2002 | ||
| 158 | Israel | 3.73% | 2009 | ||
| 159 | Finland | 3.69% | 2004 | ||
| 160 | Sweden | 3.31% | 2005 | ||
| 161 | United States | 3.25% | 2009 | ||
| 162 | Switzerland | 2.75% | 2009 | ||
| 163 | Ireland | 2.65% | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Canada | 2.4% | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Netherlands | 1.98% | 2009 | ||
| 166 | Japan | 1.72% | 2009 | ||
| 167 | United Kingdom | 0.63% | 2009 |
