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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.
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Rank
 country (%) Date of Information
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
56.80
31 December 2010 est.
2 Madagascar
46.00
31 December 2010 est.
3 Zimbabwe
41.00
31 December 2010 est.
4 Brazil
39.99
31 December 2010 est.
5 Kyrgyzstan
29.43
31 December 2010 est.
6 Gambia, The
28.00
31 December 2010 est.
7 Paraguay
26.04
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.
15 Tajikistan
21.73
31 December 2010 est.
16 Sierra Leone
21.25
31 December 2010 est.
17 Azerbaijan
21.00
31 December 2010 est.
18 Zambia
20.92
31 December 2010 est.
19 Uganda
20.17
31 December 2010 est.
20 Sao Tome and Principe
20.00
31 December 2010 est.
21 Mauritius
19.25
31 December 2010 est.
22 Turkey
19.00
31 December 2010 est.
23 Armenia
18.90
31 December 2010 est.
24 Honduras
18.87
31 December 2010 est.
25 Venezuela
18.35
31 December 2010 est.
26 Mongolia
17.90
31 December 2010 est.
27 Nigeria
17.59
31 December 2010 est.
28 Haiti
17.50
31 December 2010 est.
29 Costa Rica
17.09
31 December 2010 est.
30 Mauritania
17.00
31 December 2010 est.
31 Burma
17.00
31 December 2010 est.
32 Moldova
16.36
31 December 2010 est.
33 Mozambique
16.26
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.
37 Cambodia
15.63
31 December 2010 est.
38 Micronesia, Federated States of
15.38
31 December 2009 est.
39 Afghanistan
15.22
31 December 2009 est.
40 Central African Republic
15.00
31 December 2010 est.
41 Guinea-Bissau
15.00
31 December 2010 est.
42 Gabon
15.00
31 December 2010 est.
43 Equatorial Guinea
15.00
31 December 2010 est.
44 Congo, Republic of the
14.80
31 December 2010 est.
45 Tanzania
14.55
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.
49 Ethiopia
14.50
31 December 2010 est.
50 Solomon Islands
14.40
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.
54 Pakistan
14.12
31 December 2010 est.
55 Chad
14.00
31 December 2010 est.
56 Cameroon
14.00
31 December 2010 est.
57 Belize
13.90
31 December 2010 est.
58 Guatemala
13.34
31 December 2010 est.
59 Nicaragua
13.32
31 December 2010 est.
60 Indonesia
13.25
31 December 2010 est.
61 Vietnam
13.14
31 December 2010 est.
62 Maldives
13.00
31 December 2009 est.
63 Bangladesh
13.00
31 December 2010 est.
64 Albania
12.83
31 December 2010 est.
65 Seychelles
12.70
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.
70 Dominican Republic
12.14
31 December 2010 est.
71 Suriname
11.55
31 December 2010 est.
72 Tonga
11.53
31 December 2010 est.
73 Botswana
11.46
31 December 2010 est.
74 Lesotho
11.20
31 December 2010 est.
75 Bulgaria
11.14
31 December 2010 est.
76 Antigua and Barbuda
11.03
31 December 2010 est.
77 Egypt
11.01
31 December 2010 est.
78 Timor-Leste
11.00
31 December 2010 est.
79 Cape Verde
11.00
31 December 2010 est.
80 Russia
10.82
31 December 2010 est.
81 Samoa
10.73
31 December 2010 est.
82 Saint Lucia
10.63
31 December 2010 est.
83 Uruguay
10.60
31 December 2010 est.
84 Anguilla
10.60
31 December 2010 est.
85 Grenada
10.60
31 December 2010 est.
86 Argentina
10.56
31 December 2010 est.
87 Comoros
10.50
31 December 2010 est.
88 Papua New Guinea
10.45
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.
92 Djibouti
10.30
31 December 2010 est.
93 Iceland
10.24
31 December 2010 est.
94 India
10.17
31 December 2010 est.
95 New Zealand
10.10
31 December 2010 est.
96 Syria
10.00
31 December 2010 est.
97 South Africa
9.83
31 December 2010 est.
98 Swaziland
9.75
31 December 2010 est.
99 Namibia
9.72
31 December 2010 est.
100 Latvia
9.56
31 December 2010 est.
101 Montenegro
9.53
31 December 2010 est.
102 Dominica
9.48
31 December 2010 est.
103 Colombia
9.38
31 December 2010 est.
104 Trinidad and Tobago
9.30
31 December 2010 est.
105 Sri Lanka
9.29
31 December 2010 est.
106 Belarus
9.22
31 December 2010 est.
107 Mali
9.20
31 December 2010 est.
108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
9.20
31 December 2010 est.
109 Ecuador
9.00
31 December 2010 est.
110 Jordan
8.90
31 December 2010 est.
111 Montserrat
8.73
31 December 2010 est.
112 Barbados
8.70
31 December 2010 est.
113 Saint Kitts and Nevis
8.63
31 December 2010 est.
114 Poland
8.37
31 December 2010 est.
115 Lebanon
8.34
31 December 2010 est.
116 Kazakhstan
8.16
31 December 2010 est.
117 Nepal
8.00
31 December 2010 est.
118 Algeria
8.00
31 December 2010 est.
119 Macedonia
7.90
31 December 2010 est.
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.89
31 December 2010 est.
121 Estonia
7.76
31 December 2010 est.
122 Panama
7.74
31 December 2010 est.
123 Philippines
7.67
31 December 2010 est.
124 El Salvador
7.62
31 December 2010 est.
125 Hungary
7.57
31 December 2010 est.
126 European Union
7.52
31 December 2009 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.
130 West Bank
7.30
31 December 2010 est.
131 Australia
7.28
31 December 2010 est.
132 Bahrain
7.25
31 December 2010 est.
133 Spain
7.22
31 December 2010 est.
134 Saudi Arabia
7.20
31 December 2010 est.
135 Oman
6.84
31 December 2010 est.
136 Cyprus
6.82
31 December 2010 est.
137 Thailand
6.31
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.
141 Lithuania
5.99
31 December 2010 est.
142 Greece
5.98
31 December 2010 est.
143 Czech Republic
5.89
31 December 2010 est.
144 China
5.81
31 December 2010 est.
145 San Marino
5.74
31 December 2009 est.
146 Slovenia
5.68
31 December 2010 est.
147 Korea, South
5.51
31 December 2010 est.
148 Vanuatu
5.50
31 December 2010 est.
149 Bahamas, The
5.50
31 December 2010 est.
150 Brunei
5.50
31 December 2010 est.
151 Ireland
5.45
31 December 2010 est.
152 Singapore
5.38
31 December 2010 est.
153 Macau
5.30
31 December 2010 est.
154 Mexico
5.29
31 December 2010 est.
155 Malaysia
5.05
31 December 2010 est.
156 Hong Kong
5.00
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.
162 Cote d'Ivoire
4.30
31 December 2010 est.
163 Niger
4.30
31 December 2010 est.
164 Denmark
4.30
31 December 2010 est.
165 Portugal
4.23
31 December 2010 est.
166 Belgium
4.21
31 December 2010 est.
167 Italy
4.03
31 December 2010 est.
168 United Kingdom
3.96
31 December 2010 est.
169 Peru
3.63
31 December 2010 est.
170 Slovakia
3.39
31 December 2010 est.
171 Sweden
3.39
31 December 2010 est.
172 France
3.37
31 December 2010 est.
173 United States
3.25
31 December 2010 est.
174 Netherlands
3.01
31 December 2010 est.
175 Kuwait
2.90
31 December 2010 est.
176 Switzerland
2.73
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.
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