Bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Lending Interest Rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.1% |
| 2024 | 24% |
| 2023 | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 23.3% |
| 2020 | 26% |
| 2019 | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 24.7% |
| 2017 | 20.6% |
| 2016 | 19% |
| 2015 | 19.4% |
| 2014 | 18.7% |
| Country | Lending Interest Rate | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18.5% | 2025 |
| Kenya | 16.6% | 2024 |
| South Africa | 10.7% | 2025 |
| Egypt | 24.3% | 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 8% | 2008 |
25 countries carry a recent bank lending interest rate figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Democratic Republic of the Congo, grouped by topic.