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Lending Interest Rate by African country
Madagascar has the highest reported bank lending interest rate among the 25 countries shown, at 60% (2025).
Bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. 25 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2024–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
MalawiBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Lending Interest Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 60% | |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 46.4% | |
| 3 | Malawi | 37.1% | |
| 4 | Egypt | 24.3% | |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.1% | |
| 6 | Gambia | 22% | |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 21.4% | |
| 8 | Angola | 19.4% | |
| 9 | Nigeria | 18.5% | |
| 10 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.7% | |
| 11 | Mozambique | 17.5% | |
| 12 | Kenya | 16.6% | |
| 13 | Rwanda | 16% | |
| 14 | South Sudan | 14.3% | |
| 15 | Liberia | 13% | |
| 16 | Burundi | 12.4% | |
| 17 | Lesotho | 11.2% | |
| 18 | Namibia | 11% | |
| 19 | Eswatini | 10.9% | |
| 20 | South Africa | 10.7% | |
| 21 | Seychelles | 9.9% | |
| 22 | Mauritius | 9% | |
| 23 | Algeria | 8% | |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 7.7% | |
| 25 | Botswana | 6.3% |
Egypt
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Angola
Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe
Mozambique
Kenya
Rwanda
South Sudan
Liberia
Burundi
Lesotho
Namibia
Eswatini
South Africa
Seychelles
Mauritius
Algeria
Cabo Verde
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The table includes 25 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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