| 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.) |