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 | 10.7% |
| 2024 | 11.6% |
| 2023 | 11.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% |
| 2021 | 7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1% |
| 2017 | 10.4% |
| 2016 | 10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.4% |
| 2014 | 9.1% |
25 countries carry a recent bank lending interest rate figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.