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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 | 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 |
Citation
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.