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Lending interest rate (%) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
11.3%
Median: 8.5%
Countries Covered
147
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
60.0%
Lowest
United Kingdom
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar60.0%
2Zimbabwe46.4%
3Argentina46.0%
4Brazil45.3%
5Malawi37.1%
By Region
South America22.1%(6 countries)
Africa14.4%(7 countries)
Other12.2%(91 countries)
Asia8.2%(23 countries)
North America6.9%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.5%)High (60.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.3%)

South America (6)
Africa (7)
Other (91)
Asia (23)
North America (4)
Europe (14)
Oceania (2)

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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Madagascar60.0%
2Zimbabwe46.4%
3Argentina46.0%
4Brazil45.3%
5Malawi37.1%
6Somalia33.7%
7Egypt24.3%
8Tajikistan23.5%
9Democratic Republic of the Congo23.3%
10Uzbekistan23.1%
11Lao People's Democratic Republic22.6%
12Yemen22.1%
13Republic of The Gambia22.0%
14Sierra Leone21.4%
15Venezuela21.1%
16Uganda19.8%
17Kyrgyzstan19.8%
18Ukraine19.7%
19Angola19.4%
20Honduras18.6%
21Islamic Republic of Iran18.0%
22Sao Tome and Principe17.8%
23Mozambique17.5%
24Russian Federation17.1%
25Mauritania17.0%
26United Republic of Tanzania16.7%
27Kenya16.6%
28Rwanda16.0%
29Mongolia16.0%
30Georgia15.8%
31Azerbaijan15.3%
32Dominican Republic15.3%
33Afghanistan14.8%
34Myanmar14.8%
35Suriname14.5%
36Colombia14.3%
37South Sudan14.3%
38Nigeria14.0%
39Armenia13.8%
40Liberia13.3%
41Haiti13.0%
42Guinea12.9%
43Guatemala12.9%
44Micronesia, Federated States of12.6%
45Peru12.6%
46Paraguay12.5%
47Burundi12.4%
48Iraq12.3%
49Jamaica12.1%
50Bhutan11.8%
51Maldives11.6%
52Sri Lanka11.2%
53Lesotho11.2%
54Iceland11.0%
55Namibia11.0%
56Belarus10.9%
57Eswatini10.9%
58South Africa10.7%
59Lebanon10.5%
60Timor-Leste10.4%
61Bolivia10.2%
62Uruguay10.1%
63Seychelles9.9%
64Zambia9.5%
65Vietnam9.3%
66Nicaragua9.2%
67Mauritius9.0%
68Moldova, Republic of9.0%
69Mexico8.8%
70Pakistan8.7%
71Bangladesh8.6%
72Croatia8.6%
73India8.6%
74Romania8.5%
75Indonesia8.5%
76Belize8.5%
77Vanuatu8.4%
78Samoa8.4%
79Papua New Guinea8.3%
80Guyana8.2%
81Jordan8.1%
82Barbados8.1%
83Comoros8.0%
84Hungary8.0%
85Ethiopia8.0%
86Algeria8.0%
87Cape Verde7.7%
88Tonga7.6%
89Trinidad and Tobago7.5%
90Philippines7.1%
91Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.1%
92Panama6.9%
93Costa Rica6.9%
94Grenada6.9%
95Saint Kitts and Nevis6.5%
96Albania6.4%
97Antigua and Barbuda6.4%
98Montenegro6.3%
99Botswana6.3%
100Saint Lucia6.3%
101Benin6.3%
102Burkina Faso6.3%
103Libya6.0%
104Norway5.9%
105Aruba5.8%
106Dominica5.8%
107State of Palestine5.6%
108Brunei Darussalam5.5%
109Oman5.5%
110Macao5.5%
111The Republic of North Macedonia5.4%
112Cote d'Ivoire5.3%
113Mali5.3%
114Niger5.3%
115Guinea-Bissau5.3%
116Senegal5.3%
117Togo5.3%
118Singapore5.3%
119Hong Kong5.2%
120Solomon Islands5.2%
121Bahrain5.2%
122Australia5.1%
123Kuwait5.0%
124Malaysia4.8%
125New Zealand4.8%
126Serbia4.8%
127Qatar4.8%
128Malta4.7%
129Czech Republic4.7%
130San Marino4.6%
131Fiji4.6%
132People's Republic of China4.4%
133Bahamas4.3%
134Bulgaria4.2%
135Bosnia and Herzegovina4.2%
136South Korea4.2%
137Chile4.2%
138Italy4.1%
139Thailand3.9%
140Sweden3.7%
141United States of America3.3%
142Switzerland3.0%
143Israel3.0%
144Canada2.7%
145Netherlands1.5%
146Japan1.0%
147United Kingdom0.5%
Showing 147 of 147 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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