Country Comparison :: Commercial bank prime lending rate
This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
Rank
country
(%)
Date of Information
4
Brazil
39.99
31 December 2010 est.
8
Yemen
25.00
31 December 2010 est.
9
Malawi
24.68
31 December 2010 est.
10
Georgia
24.21
31 December 2010 est.
11
Guinea
24.00
31 December 2010 est.
12
Ghana
22.70
31 December 2010 est.
13
Angola
22.68
31 December 2010 est.
14
Laos
22.61
31 December 2010 est.
18
Zambia
20.92
31 December 2010 est.
19
Uganda
20.17
31 December 2010 est.
22
Turkey
19.00
31 December 2010 est.
23
Armenia
18.90
31 December 2010 est.
27
Nigeria
17.59
31 December 2010 est.
28
Haiti
17.50
31 December 2010 est.
31
Burma
17.00
31 December 2010 est.
32
Moldova
16.36
31 December 2010 est.
34
Jamaica
16.00
31 December 2010 est.
35
Rwanda
16.00
31 December 2010 est.
36
Ukraine
15.87
31 December 2010 est.
42
Gabon
15.00
31 December 2010 est.
46
Guyana
14.54
31 December 2010 est.
47
Bhutan
14.50
31 December 2010 est.
48
Senegal
14.50
31 December 2010 est.
51
Kenya
14.37
31 December 2010 est.
52
Kosovo
14.31
31 December 2010 est.
53
Liberia
14.30
31 December 2010 est.
55
Chad
14.00
31 December 2010 est.
57
Belize
13.90
31 December 2010 est.
61
Vietnam
13.14
31 December 2010 est.
64
Albania
12.83
31 December 2010 est.
66
Romania
12.65
31 December 2010 est.
67
Iran
12.50
31 December 2010 est.
68
Serbia
12.43
31 December 2010 est.
69
Burundi
12.40
31 December 2010 est.
72
Tonga
11.53
31 December 2010 est.
74
Lesotho
11.20
31 December 2010 est.
77
Egypt
11.01
31 December 2010 est.
80
Russia
10.82
31 December 2010 est.
81
Samoa
10.73
31 December 2010 est.
83
Uruguay
10.60
31 December 2010 est.
85
Grenada
10.60
31 December 2010 est.
87
Comoros
10.50
31 December 2010 est.
89
Bolivia
10.40
31 December 2010 est.
90
Croatia
10.38
31 December 2010 est.
91
Aruba
10.30
31 December 2010 est.
93
Iceland
10.24
31 December 2010 est.
94
India
10.17
31 December 2010 est.
96
Syria
10.00
31 December 2010 est.
99
Namibia
9.72
31 December 2010 est.
100
Latvia
9.56
31 December 2010 est.
106
Belarus
9.22
31 December 2010 est.
107
Mali
9.20
31 December 2010 est.
109
Ecuador
9.00
31 December 2010 est.
110
Jordan
8.90
31 December 2010 est.
114
Poland
8.37
31 December 2010 est.
115
Lebanon
8.34
31 December 2010 est.
117
Nepal
8.00
31 December 2010 est.
118
Algeria
8.00
31 December 2010 est.
121
Estonia
7.76
31 December 2010 est.
122
Panama
7.74
31 December 2010 est.
125
Hungary
7.57
31 December 2010 est.
127
Fiji
7.50
31 December 2010 est.
128
Qatar
7.34
31 December 2010 est.
129
Tunisia
7.31
31 December 2010 est.
132
Bahrain
7.25
31 December 2010 est.
133
Spain
7.22
31 December 2010 est.
135
Oman
6.84
31 December 2010 est.
136
Cyprus
6.82
31 December 2010 est.
138
Morocco
6.30
31 December 2010 est.
139
Iraq
6.00
31 December 2010 est.
140
Libya
6.00
31 December 2010 est.
142
Greece
5.98
31 December 2010 est.
144
China
5.81
31 December 2010 est.
148
Vanuatu
5.50
31 December 2010 est.
150
Brunei
5.50
31 December 2010 est.
151
Ireland
5.45
31 December 2010 est.
153
Macau
5.30
31 December 2010 est.
154
Mexico
5.29
31 December 2010 est.
157
Germany
4.96
31 December 2009 est.
158
Chile
4.75
31 December 2010 est.
159
Malta
4.62
31 December 2010 est.
160
Norway
4.60
31 December 2010 est.
161
Israel
4.49
31 December 2010 est.
163
Niger
4.30
31 December 2010 est.
164
Denmark
4.30
31 December 2010 est.
166
Belgium
4.21
31 December 2010 est.
167
Italy
4.03
31 December 2010 est.
169
Peru
3.63
31 December 2010 est.
171
Sweden
3.39
31 December 2010 est.
172
France
3.37
31 December 2010 est.
175
Kuwait
2.90
31 December 2010 est.
177
Taiwan
2.68
31 December 2010 est.
178
Canada
2.60
31 December 2010 est.
179
Austria
2.56
31 December 2010 est.
180
Finland
2.27
31 December 2010 est.
181
Japan
1.48
31 December 2010 est.