Field Listing :: 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.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)
Afghanistan 15% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.92% (31 December 2008 est.)
Albania 12.46% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.75% (31 December 2008 est.)
Algeria 8% (31 December 2009 est.)
8% (31 December 2008 est.)
Angola 15.68% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.53% (31 December 2008 est.)
Anguilla 9.27% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.51% (31 December 2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 10.07% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.43% (31 December 2008 est.)
Argentina 11.3% (31 December 2010 est.)
10% (31 December 2009 est.)
Armenia 18.76% (31 December 2009 est.)
17.05% (31 December 2008 est.)
Aruba 10.77% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.23% (31 December 2008 est.)
Australia 6.02% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.91% (31 December 2008 est.)
Austria 4.82% (30 November 2010 est.)
5.03% (31 December 2009 est.)
Azerbaijan 20.03% (31 December 2009 est.)
19.76% (31 December 2008 est.)
Bahamas, The 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
5.5% (31 December 2008 est.)
Bahrain NA% (31 December 2009 est.)
NA% (31 December 2008 est.)
Bangladesh 11.18% (30 September 2010 est.)
14.6% (31 December 2009 est.)
Barbados 9.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.03% (31 December 2008 est.)
Belarus 11.68% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.55% (31 December 2008 est.)
Belgium 6.15% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.03% (31 December 2008 est.)
Belize 14.08% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.14% (31 December 2008 est.)
Benin NA%
NA%
Bhutan NA%
Bolivia 5.75% (31 December 2010 est.)
6.08% (31 December 2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.93% (31 December 2010 est.)
7.93% (31 December 2009 est.)
Botswana 13.76% (31 December 2009 est.)
16.54% (31 December 2008 est.)
Brazil 44.65% (31 December 2009 est.)
47.25% (31 December 2008 est.)
Brunei 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
5.5% (31 December 2008 est.)
Bulgaria 11.34% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.86% (31 December 2008 est.)
Burkina Faso NA%
Burma 17% (31 December 2009 est.)
17% (31 December 2008 est.)
Burundi 14.08% (31 December 2009 est.)
16.52% (31 December 2008 est.)
Cambodia 17% (31 December 2009)
16.01% (31 December 2008)
Cameroon NA%
Canada 3% (31 December 2009 est.)
2.4% (31 December 2009 est.)
Cape Verde 10.98% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.99% (31 December 2008 est.)
Central African Republic NA%
Chad NA%
Chile 7.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
13.26% (31 December 2008 est.)
China 5.81% (31 December 2010 est.)
5.31% (31 December 2009 est.)
Colombia 12.98% (31 December 2009 est.)
17.18% (31 December 2008 est.)
Comoros 10.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.5% (31 December 2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.42% (31 December 2009 est.)
43.15% (31 December 2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the NA%
Costa Rica 17.4% (31 December 2009 est.)
15.83% (31 December 2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire NA%
Croatia 11.55% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.07% (31 December 2008 est.)
Cuba NA%
Cyprus 7.49% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.19% (31 December 2008 est.)
Czech Republic 3.9% (31 December 2010 est.)
4.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
Denmark NA%
Djibouti NA% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.56% (31 December 2008 est.)
Dominica 10.02% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.06% (31 December 2008 est.)
Dominican Republic 18.14% (31 December 2009 est.)
19.95% (31 December 2008 est.)
Ecuador 19% (31 December 2009)
9.14% (31 December 2008)
Egypt 11.98% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.33% (31 December 2008 est.)
El Salvador 6.59% (31 December 2010)
8.42% (31 December 2009)
Equatorial Guinea NA%
NA%
Eritrea NA%
Estonia 9.39% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.55% (31 December 2008 est.)
Ethiopia 8% (31 December 2008)
7% (31 December 2006)
European Union 7.52% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.58% (31 December 2008 est.)
Fiji 7.85% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.97% (31 December 2008 est.)
Finland 3.51% (31 December 2009 est.)
5.79% (31 December 2008 est.)
France 7.46% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.13% (31 December 2008 est.)
Gabon NA%
Gambia, The 27% (31 December 2009 est.)
27.92% (31 December 2007)
Gaza Strip see entry for West Bank
Georgia 25.52% (31 December 2009 est.)
21.24% (31 December 2008 est.)
Germany 4.96% (31 December 2009 est.)
5.97% (31 December 2008 est.)
Ghana NA%
Greece 8.59% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.65% (31 December 2008 est.)
Grenada 11.06% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.53% (31 December 2008 est.)
Guatemala 13.85% (31 December 2009 est.)
13.39% (31 December 2008 est.)
Guinea NA%
Guinea-Bissau NA%
Guyana 14.54% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.58% (31 December 2008 est.)
Haiti 8% (31 December 2010 est.)
8% (31 December 2009 est.)
Honduras 19.16% (31 December 2009 est.)
17.94% (31 December 2008 est.)
Hong Kong 5% (31 December 2010 est.)
5% (31 December 2009 est.)
Hungary 7.1% (30 November 2010 est.)
8.68% (31 December 2009 est.)
Iceland 18.99% (31 December 2009 est.)
19.29% (31 December 2007)
India 12.19% (31 December 2009 est.)
13.31% (31 December 2008 est.)
Indonesia 13.29% (30 November 2010 est.)
14.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
note: these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans
Iran 12% (31 December 2009 est.)
12% (31 December 2008 est.)
Iraq 15.64% (31 December 2009 est.)
19.5% (31 December 2008 est.)
Ireland 2.1% (31 December 2010 est.)
2.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
Israel 3.73% (31 December 2009 est.)
6.06% (31 December 2008 est.)
Italy 10.26% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.31% (31 December 2008 est.)
Jamaica 16.43% (31 December 2009 est.)
16.83% (31 December 2008 est.)
Japan 1.6% (31 December 2010 est.)
1.65% (31 December 2009 est.)
Jordan 9.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.03% (31 December 2008 est.)
Kazakhstan NA%
Kenya 14.8% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.02% (31 December 2008 est.)
Korea, South 5.65% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.17% (31 December 2008 est.)
Kosovo 14.4% (30 June 2010 est.)
14.09% (31 December 2009 est.)
Kuwait 5.9% (31 December 2009)
7.61% (31 December 2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 23.03% (31 December 2009 est.)
19.86% (31 December 2008 est.)
Laos 26% (31 December 2010)
11% (30 November 2009)
Latvia 16.23% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.85% (31 December 2008 est.)
Lebanon 9.57% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.96% (31 December 2008 est.)
Lesotho 13% (31 December 2009 est.)
16.19% (31 December 2008 est.)
Liberia 14.4% (31 December 2008)
15.05% (31 December 2007)
Libya 8.41% (31 December 2008)
6% (31 December 2007)
Lithuania 8.39% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.41% (31 December 2008 est.)
Macau 5.25% (31 December 2010 est.)
5.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
Macedonia 8.2% (30 November 2010 est.)
9.3% (31 December 2009 est.)
Madagascar 45% (31 December 2009 est.)
45% (31 December 2008 est.)
Malawi 25.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
25.28% (31 December 2008 est.)
Malaysia 6.27% (31 December 2010 est.)
5.51% (31 December 2009 est.)
Maldives 13% (31 December 2009 est.)
13% (31 December 2008 est.)
Mali NA%
Malta 4.47% (31 December 2010)
4.47% (31 December 2009)
Mauritania NA%
Mauritius 19.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
21.54% (31 December 2008 est.)
Mexico 7.07% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.71% (31 December 2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 15.38% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.38% (31 December 2008 est.)
Moldova 20.54% (31 December 2009 est.)
21.06% (31 December 2008 est.)
Mongolia 19.97% (31 December 2010 est.)
21.67% (31 December 2009 est.)
Montenegro 9.36% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.24% (31 December 2008 est.)
Montserrat 9.04% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.89% (31 December 2008 est.)
Morocco 6.5% (31 December 2008)
Mozambique 15.68% (31 December 2009 est.)
18.31% (31 December 2008 est.)
Namibia 11.12% (31 December 2009 est.)
13.74% (31 December 2008 est.)
Nepal 8% (31 December 2009 est.)
8% (31 December 2008 est.)
Netherlands 10.01% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.66% (31 December 2008 est.)
New Zealand 10.39% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.21% (31 December 2008 est.)
Nicaragua 14.04% (31 December 2009 est.)
13.17% (31 December 2008 est.)
Niger NA%
Nigeria 18.36% (31 December 2009 est.)
15.48% (31 December 2008 est.)
Norway 4.28% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.28% (31 December 2008 est.)
Oman 7.44% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.1% (31 December 2008 est.)
Pakistan NA%
Panama 8.302% (31 November 2010 est.)
8.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea 10.09% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.2% (31 December 2008 est.)
Paraguay 28.26% (31 December 2009 est.)
25.81% (31 December 2008 est.)
Peru 3.63% (31 December 2010 est.)
1.74% (31 December 2009 est.)
note: domestic currency lending rate
Philippines 5.39% (31 December 2010 est.)
6.89% (31 December 2009 est.)
Poland 5.99% (31 December 2008 est.)
5.72% (31 December 2007 est.)
Portugal 6.12% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.35% (31 December 2008 est.)
Qatar 7.04% (31 December 2009 est.)
6.84% (31 December 2008 est.)
Romania 17.28% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.99% (31 December 2008 est.)
Russia 15.31% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.23% (31 December 2008 est.)
Rwanda NA% (31 December 2010)
16.51% (31 December 2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.75% (31 December 2009 est.)
8.75% (31 December 2008 est.)
Saint Lucia 10.58% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.08% (31 December 2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.19% (31 December 2009 est.)
9.52% (31 December 2008 est.)
Samoa 12.08% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.66% (31 December 2008 est.)
San Marino 5.39% (September 2010)
5.35% (31 December 2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 32.4% (31 December 2009 est.)
32.4% (31 December 2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia NA%
Senegal NA%
Serbia 13.28% (30 November 2010)
11.78% (31 December 2009 est.)
Seychelles 15.35% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.81% (31 December 2008 est.)
Sierra Leone NA% (31 December 2010)
24.5% (31 December 2008 est.)
Singapore 5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2009 est.)
Slovakia NA%
Slovenia 5.47% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.41% (31 December 2008 est.)
Solomon Islands 15.26% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.44% (31 December 2008 est.)
Somalia NA%
South Africa 11.71% (31 December 2009 est.)
15.13% (31 December 2008 est.)
Spain 10.72% (31 December 2009 est.)
11.02% (31 December 2008 est.)
Sri Lanka 10.91% (31 December 2009)
18.89% (31 December 2008 est.)
Suriname 11.65% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.2% (31 December 2008 est.)
Swaziland 11.38% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.83% (31 December 2008 est.)
Sweden NA%
NA%
Switzerland 0.54% (31 December 2010 est.)
2.75% (31 December 2009 est.)
Syria 10.04% (31 December 2009 est.)
10.19% (31 December 2008 est.)
Taiwan 2.68% (31 December 2010)
2.56% (31 December 2009 est.)
Tajikistan 22.91% (31 December 2009 est.)
23.7% (31 December 2008 est.)
Tanzania 15.03% (31 December 2009 est.)
14.98% (31 December 2008 est.)
Thailand 6.1% (31 December 2010)
5.96% (31 December 2009)
Timor-Leste 11.17% (31 December 2009 est.)
13.11% (31 December 2008 est.)
Togo NA%
Tonga 12.47% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.46% (31 December 2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 11.94% (31 December 2009 est.)
12.44% (31 December 2008 est.)
Tunisia NA%
Turkey NA%
Uganda 20.96% (31 December 2009 est.)
20.45% (31 December 2008 est.)
Ukraine 20.86% (31 December 2009 est.)
17.49% (31 December 2008 est.)
United Kingdom 0.63% (31 December 2009 est.)
4.63% (31 December 2008 est.)
United States 3.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
5.09% (31 December 2008 est.)
Uruguay 10.6% (31 December 2010 est.)
15.28% (31 December 2009 est.)
Vanuatu 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.)
5.29% (31 December 2008 est.)
Venezuela 19.89% (31 December 2009 est.)
22.37% (31 December 2008 est.)
Vietnam 15.78% (31 December 2008)
11.18% (31 December 2007)
West Bank 5.78% (31 December 2009 est.)
7.19% (31 December 2008 est.)
Yemen 18% (31 December 2009 est.)
18% (31 December 2008 est.)
Zambia 22.06% (31 December 2009 est.)
19.06% (31 December 2008 est.)
Zimbabwe 10% (January 2011 est.)
578.96% (31 December 2007)