economic2026
Lending interest rate (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.1%
Median: 8.9%
Countries Covered
112
with available data
Highest
Zimbabwe
68.9%
Lowest
Israel
3.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Zimbabwe68.9%
2Argentina61.7%
3Madagascar60.0%
4Brazil40.2%
5Malawi37.1%
By Region
South America28.2%(5 countries)
Africa15.7%(6 countries)
Other12.4%(74 countries)
North America9.0%(3 countries)
Europe8.2%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.0%)High (68.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.1%)
South America (5)
Africa (6)
Other (74)
North America (3)
Europe (9)
Asia (15)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 68.9% |
| 2 | Argentina | 61.7% |
| 3 | Madagascar | 60.0% |
| 4 | Brazil | 40.2% |
| 5 | Malawi | 37.1% |
| 6 | Egypt | 24.3% |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.3% |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 23.1% |
| 9 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.0% |
| 10 | Mozambique | 21.7% |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 20.6% |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.8% |
| 13 | Ukraine | 19.6% |
| 14 | Angola | 19.4% |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.8% |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 17.1% |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.7% |
| 18 | Kenya | 16.6% |
| 19 | Colombia | 16.4% |
| 20 | Rwanda | 16.0% |
| 21 | Mongolia | 16.0% |
| 22 | Honduras | 16.0% |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 15.3% |
| 24 | Georgia | 14.9% |
| 25 | Myanmar | 14.8% |
| 26 | Suriname | 14.8% |
| 27 | South Sudan | 14.7% |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 14.7% |
| 29 | Nigeria | 14.0% |
| 30 | Haiti | 13.4% |
| 31 | Armenia | 13.1% |
| 32 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.6% |
| 33 | Peru | 12.6% |
| 34 | Paraguay | 12.5% |
| 35 | Iceland | 12.5% |
| 36 | Guatemala | 12.4% |
| 37 | Jamaica | 12.0% |
| 38 | Burundi | 11.9% |
| 39 | South Africa | 11.6% |
| 40 | Maldives | 11.6% |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 11.2% |
| 42 | Mexico | 11.2% |
| 43 | Lesotho | 11.2% |
| 44 | Namibia | 11.0% |
| 45 | Eswatini | 10.9% |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 10.6% |
| 47 | Bhutan | 10.5% |
| 48 | Belarus | 10.0% |
| 49 | Uruguay | 9.9% |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 9.9% |
| 51 | Seychelles | 9.8% |
| 52 | Zambia | 9.5% |
| 53 | Mauritius | 9.4% |
| 54 | Vietnam | 9.3% |
| 55 | Hungary | 9.1% |
| 56 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.9% |
| 57 | Bolivia | 8.8% |
| 58 | Indonesia | 8.8% |
| 59 | Romania | 8.8% |
| 60 | Pakistan | 8.7% |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 8.6% |
| 62 | India | 8.6% |
| 63 | Jordan | 8.5% |
| 64 | Samoa | 8.4% |
| 65 | Belize | 8.4% |
| 66 | Guyana | 8.4% |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 8.3% |
| 68 | Barbados | 8.1% |
| 69 | Comoros | 8.0% |
| 70 | Algeria | 8.0% |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 7.8% |
| 72 | Tonga | 7.8% |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.5% |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 7.3% |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.1% |
| 76 | Panama | 6.9% |
| 77 | Grenada | 6.9% |
| 78 | Montenegro | 6.6% |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.5% |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.5% |
| 81 | Albania | 6.4% |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 6.3% |
| 83 | Botswana | 6.3% |
| 84 | Benin | 6.3% |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 6.3% |
| 86 | Qatar | 6.2% |
| 87 | Norway | 6.1% |
| 88 | Macao | 6.0% |
| 89 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.9% |
| 90 | Dominica | 5.8% |
| 91 | Aruba | 5.8% |
| 92 | Hong Kong | 5.7% |
| 93 | State of Palestine | 5.6% |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.5% |
| 95 | Oman | 5.5% |
| 96 | San Marino | 5.5% |
| 97 | Malaysia | 5.3% |
| 98 | Italy | 5.3% |
| 99 | Singapore | 5.3% |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 5.2% |
| 101 | Kuwait | 5.2% |
| 102 | South Korea | 4.7% |
| 103 | Czech Republic | 4.7% |
| 104 | Fiji | 4.6% |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 4.5% |
| 106 | Thailand | 4.5% |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.5% |
| 108 | People's Republic of China | 4.4% |
| 109 | Bahamas | 4.3% |
| 110 | United States of America | 3.3% |
| 111 | Switzerland | 3.0% |
| 112 | Israel | 3.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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