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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	15.689% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.222% (31 December 2009 est.)


Albania	12.833% (31 December 2010 est.) 12.667% (31 December 2009 est.)


Algeria	8% (31 December 2010 est.) 8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Angola	22.68% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.68% (31 December 2009 est.)


Anguilla	10.6% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.273% (31 December 2009 est.)


Antigua and Barbuda	11.025% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.05% (31 December 2009 est.)


Argentina	10.558% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.655% (31 December 2009 est.)


Armenia	19.2% (31 December 2010 est.) 18.763% (31 December 2009 est.)


Aruba	10.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.7% (31 December 2009 est.)


Australia	7.279% (31 December 2010 est.) 6.021% (31 December 2009 est.)


Austria	2.564% (31 December 2010 est.) 3.101% (31 December 2009 est.)


Azerbaijan	21% (31 December 2010 est.) 20.03% (31 December 2009 est.)


Bahamas, The	5.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Bahrain	7.25% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.9% (31 December 2009 est.)


Bangladesh	13% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.6% (31 December 2009 est.)


Barbados	8.7% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.204% (31 December 2009 est.)


Belarus	9.217% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.675% (31 December 2009 est.)


Belgium	4.21% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.576% (31 December 2009 est.)


Belize	13.9% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.1% (31 December 2009 est.)


Benin	NA% NA%


Bhutan	14.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Bolivia	9.911% (31 December 2010 est.) 12.36% (31 December 2009 est.)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	7.89% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.93% (31 December 2009 est.)


Botswana	11.46% (31 December 2010 est.) 13.76% (31 December 2009 est.)


Brazil	39.992% (31 December 2010 est.) 44.65% (31 December 2009 est.)


Brunei	5.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Bulgaria	11.144% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.335% (31 December 2009 est.)


Burkina Faso	NA%


Burma	17% (31 December 2010 est.) 17% (31 December 2009 est.)


Burundi	12.4% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.076% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cambodia	15.633% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.812% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cameroon	14% (31 December 2010 est.)


Canada	2.604% (31 December 2010 est.) 2.396% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cape Verde	11% (31 December 2010 est.) 11% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cayman Islands	14.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Central African Republic	15% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Chad	14% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Chile	4.753% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


China	5.81% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.31% (31 December 2009 est.)


Colombia	9.383% (31 December 2010 est.) 13.008% (31 December 2009 est.)


Comoros	10.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	56.8% (31 December 2010 est.) 65.392% (31 December 2009 est.)


Congo, Republic of the	14.8% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Costa Rica	17.091% (31 December 2010 est.) 19.723% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cote d'Ivoire	4.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Croatia	10.38% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.55% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cuba	NA%


Curacao	14.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.507% (31 December 2009 est.)


Cyprus	6.815% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.493% (31 December 2009 est.)


Czech Republic	5.889% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.991% (31 December 2009 est.)


Denmark	4.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Djibouti	10.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.1% (31 December 2009 est.)


Dominica	9.475% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.025% (31 December 2009 est.)


Dominican Republic	12.14% (31 December 2010 est.) 18.14% (31 December 2009 est.)


Ecuador	9% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.203% (31 December 2009 est.)


Egypt	11.008% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.975% (31 December 2009 est.)


El Salvador	7.62% (31 December 2010) 9.32% (31 December 2009)


Equatorial Guinea	15% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Eritrea	NA%


Estonia	7.759% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.385% (31 December 2009 est.)


Ethiopia	14.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.183% (31 December 2009 est.)


European Union	5.9% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.52% (31 December 2009 est.)


Fiji	7.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.9% (31 December 2009 est.)


Finland	2.267% (31 December 2010 est.) 2.552% (31 December 2009 est.)


France	3.373% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.249% (31 December 2009 est.)


Gabon	15% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Gambia, The	28% (31 December 2010 est.) 27% (31 December 2009 est.)


Gaza Strip	see entry for West Bank


Georgia	24.213% (31 December 2010 est.) 25.521% (31 December 2009 est.)


Germany	3.77% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.96% (31 December 2009 est.)


Ghana	22.7% (31 December 2010 est.) 28.8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Greece	5.984% (31 December 2010 est.) 6.055% (31 December 2009 est.)


Grenada	10.6% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.983% (31 December 2009 est.)


Guatemala	13.34% (31 December 2010 est.) 13.85% (31 December 2009 est.)


Guinea	24% (31 December 2010 est.) 23.8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Guinea-Bissau	15% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Guyana	14.54% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.54% (31 December 2009 est.)


Haiti	17.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 17.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Honduras	18.87% (31 December 2010 est.) 19.45% (31 December 2009 est.)


Hong Kong	5% (31 December 2010 est.) 5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Hungary	7.592% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.058% (31 December 2009 est.)


Iceland	10.242% (31 December 2010 est.) 19% (31 December 2009 est.)


India	10.167% (31 December 2010 est.) 12.2% (31 December 2009 est.)


Indonesia	13.252% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.498% (31 December 2009 est.) note: these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans


Iran	12.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 12% (31 December 2009 est.)


Iraq	6% (31 December 2010 est.) 7% (31 December 2009 est.)


Ireland	5.45% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.32% (31 December 2009 est.)


Israel	4.492% (31 December 2010 est.) 3.7% (31 December 2009 est.)


Italy	4.032% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.757% (31 December 2009 est.)


Jamaica	16% (31 December 2010 est.) 16.43% (31 December 2009 est.)


Japan	1.475% (31 December 2010 est.) 1.475% (31 December 2009 est.)


Jordan	8.9% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


Kazakhstan	8.161% (31 December 2010 est.) 6.757% (31 December 2009 est.)


Kenya	14.37% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Korea, South	5.508% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.65% (31 December 2009 est.)


Kosovo	14.31% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.09% (31 December 2009 est.)


Kuwait	2.9% (31 December 2010 est.) 6.2% (31 December 2009 est.)


Kyrgyzstan	29.425% (31 December 2010 est.) 21.683% (31 December 2009 est.)


Laos	22.613% (31 December 2010) 24.775% (31 December 2009 est.)


Latvia	9.56% (31 December 2010 est.) 16.23% (31 December 2009 est.)


Lebanon	8.337% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.568% (31 December 2009 est.)


Lesotho	11.2% (31 December 2010 est.) 13% (31 December 2009 est.)


Liberia	14.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.183% (31 December 2009 est.)


Libya	6% (31 December 2010 est.) 6% (31 December 2009 est.)


Lithuania	5.988% (31 December 2010 est.) 8.393% (31 December 2009 est.)


Luxembourg	2.283% (31 December 2010 est.) 2.692% (31 December 2009 est.)


Macau	5.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


Macedonia	9.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.062% (31 December 2009 est.)


Madagascar	46% (31 December 2010 est.) 44.617% (31 December 2009 est.)


Malawi	24.675% (31 December 2010 est.) 25.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Malaysia	5.05% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.83% (31 December 2009 est.)


Maldives	10.38% (31 December 2010 est.) 13% (31 December 2009 est.)


Mali	9.2% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Malta	4.617% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.492% (31 December 2009 est.)


Mauritania	17% (31 December 2010 est.) 19.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Mauritius	19.25% (31 December 2010 est.) 19.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


Mexico	5.287% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.074% (31 December 2009 est.)


Micronesia, Federated States of	15.13% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.38% (31 December 2009 est.)


Moldova	16.36% (31 December 2010 est.) 20.54% (31 December 2009 est.)


Mongolia	17.9% (31 December 2010 est.) 20.8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Montenegro	9.53% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.36% (31 December 2009 est.)


Montserrat	8.728% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.045% (31 December 2009 est.)


Morocco	6.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 6.2% (31 December 2009 est.)


Mozambique	16.263% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.675% (31 December 2009 est.)


Namibia	9.72% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.12% (31 December 2009 est.)


Nepal	8% (31 December 2010 est.) 8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Netherlands	3.013% (31 December 2010 est.) 3.367% (31 December 2009 est.)


New Zealand	10.095% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.389% (31 December 2009 est.)


Nicaragua	13.32% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.04% (31 December 2009 est.)


Niger	4.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Nigeria	17.585% (31 December 2010 est.) 18.362% (31 December 2009 est.)


Norway	4.6% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.525% (31 December 2009 est.)


Oman	6.835% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.442% (31 December 2009 est.)


Pakistan	13.462% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.189% (31 December 2009 est.)


Panama	7.74% (31 December 2010 est.) 8.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


Papua New Guinea	10.45% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.09% (31 December 2009 est.)


Paraguay	26.04% (31 December 2010 est.) 28.26% (31 December 2009 est.)


Peru	18.975% (31 December 2010 est.) 21.033% (31 December 2009 est.) note: domestic currency lending rate


Philippines	7.673% (31 December 2010 est.) 8.566% (31 December 2009 est.)


Poland	8.367% (31 December 2010 est.) 8.513% (31 December 2009 est.)


Portugal	4.225% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.694% (31 December 2009 est.)


Puerto Rico	3.25% (31 December 2010 est.) 3.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


Qatar	7.34% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.27% (31 December 2009 est.)


Romania	14.11% (31 December 2010 est.) 17.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Russia	10.817% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.308% (31 December 2009 est.)


Rwanda	16% (31 December 2010 est.) 16% (31 December 2009 est.)


Saint Kitts and Nevis	8.625% (31 December 2010 est.) 8.775% (31 December 2009 est.)


Saint Lucia	10.625% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.6% (31 December 2009 est.)


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9.2% (31 December 2010 est.) 9.2% (31 December 2009 est.)


Samoa	10.725% (31 December 2010 est.) 12.108% (31 December 2009 est.)


San Marino	5.39% (September 2010) 5.74% (31 December 2009 est.)


Sao Tome and Principe	20% (31 December 2010 est.) 32% (31 December 2009 est.)


Saudi Arabia	7.2% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.2% (31 December 2009 est.)


Senegal	14.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 14.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Serbia	12.43% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.8% (31 December 2009 est.)


Seychelles	12.703% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.347% (31 December 2009 est.)


Sierra Leone	21.25% (31 December 2010 est.) 22.167% (31 December 2009 est.)


Singapore	5.38% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.38% (31 December 2009 est.)


Slovakia	3.39% (31 December 2010 est.) 2.91% (31 December 2009 est.)


Slovenia	5.681% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.908% (31 December 2009 est.)


Solomon Islands	14.4% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Somalia	NA%


South Africa	9.833% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.708% (31 December 2009 est.)


Spain	7.223% (31 December 2010 est.) 6.964% (31 December 2009 est.)


Sri Lanka	10.22% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.67% (31 December 2009 est.)


Sudan	9.7% (31 December 2010 est.) 11% (31 December 2009 est.)


Suriname	11.55% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.65% (31 December 2009 est.)


Swaziland	9.75% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.375% (31 December 2009 est.)


Sweden	3.386% (31 December 2010 est.) 2.38% (31 December 2009 est.)


Switzerland	2.733% (31 December 2010 est.) 2.751% (31 December 2009 est.)


Syria	10% (31 December 2010 est.) 10% (31 December 2009 est.)


Taiwan	2.676% (31 December 2010) 2.563% (31 December 2009 est.)


Tajikistan	21.73% (31 December 2010 est.) 25.88% (31 December 2009 est.)


Tanzania	14.55% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.03% (31 December 2009 est.)


Thailand	5.935% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.963% (31 December 2009 est.)


Timor-Leste	11% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.2% (31 December 2009 est.)


Togo	NA%


Tonga	11.53% (31 December 2010 est.) 12.13% (31 December 2009 est.)


Trinidad and Tobago	9.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 11.9% (31 December 2009 est.)


Tunisia	NA% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.305% (31 December 2009 est.)


Turkey	19% (31 December 2010 est.) 21% (31 December 2009 est.)


Turkmenistan	17.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 15% (31 December 2009 est.)


Uganda	20.17% (31 December 2010 est.) 20.96% (31 December 2009 est.)


Ukraine	15.869% (31 December 2010 est.) 20.863% (31 December 2009 est.)


United Arab Emirates	5.2% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.9% (31 December 2009 est.)


United Kingdom	3.962% (31 December 2010 est.) 4.048% (31 December 2009 est.)


United States	3.25% (31 December 2010 est.) 3.25% (31 December 2009 est.)


Uruguay	10.33% (31 December 2010 est.) 15.28% (31 December 2009 est.)


Vanuatu	5.5% (31 December 2010 est.) 5.5% (31 December 2009 est.)


Venezuela	18.348% (31 December 2010 est.) 19.893% (31 December 2009 est.)


Vietnam	13.135% (31 December 2010 est.) 10.068% (31 December 2009 est.)


West Bank	7.3% (31 December 2010 est.) 7.3% (31 December 2009 est.)


Yemen	25% (31 December 2010 est.) 18% (31 December 2009 est.)


Zambia	20.92% (31 December 2010 est.) 22.06% (31 December 2009 est.)


Zimbabwe	41% (January 2011 est.) 352% (31 December 2009 est.)

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