Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)

Definition Field Listing Rank Order

Others A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Others

European Union: 5.9% (31 December 2010 est.)
7.52% (31 December 2009 est.)
Taiwan: 2.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
2.88% (31 December 2012 est.)

A

Afghanistan: 15% (31 December 2012 est.)
15.15% (31 December 2011 est.)
Albania: 9.52% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.28% (31 December 2012 est.)
Algeria: 8% (31 December 2013 est.)
8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Angola: 15% (31 December 2013 est.)
16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)
Anguilla: 9.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda: 10.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.13% (31 December 2012 est.)
Argentina: 16.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.06% (31 December 2012 est.)
Armenia: 16.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
17.23% (31 December 2012 est.)
note: average lending rate on loans up to one year
Aruba: 10.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
Australia: 6.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.98% (31 December 2012 est.)
Austria: 2.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
2.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Azerbaijan: 17% (31 December 2013 est.)
18.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

B

Bahamas, The: 4.75% (31 December 2013 est.)
4.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
Bahrain: 6.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.05% (31 December 2012 est.)
Bangladesh: 13% (31 December 2013 est.)
13% (31 December 2012 est.)
Barbados: 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Belarus: 10% (31 December 2013 est.)
19.49% (31 December 2012 est.)
Belgium: 3.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.62% (31 December 2012 est.)
Belize: 11.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
12.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
Benin: NA%
Bhutan: 14% (31 December 2013 est.)
14% (31 December 2012 est.)
Bolivia: 11.41% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.73% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Botswana: 10% (31 December 2013 est.)
11% (31 December 2012 est.)
Brazil: 26.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
36.64% (31 December 2012 est.)
Brunei: 5.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Bulgaria: 9.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.72% (31 December 2012 est.)
Burkina Faso: NA%
Burma: 13% (31 December 2013 est.)
13% (31 December 2012 est.)
Burundi: 13.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.32% (31 December 2012 est.)

C

Cabo Verde: 10.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.92% (31 December 2012 est.)
Cambodia: 13% (31 December 2013 est.)
12.98% (31 December 2012 est.)
Cameroon: 14% (31 December 2013 est.)
14% (31 December 2012 est.)
Canada: 3% (31 December 2013 est.)
3% (31 December 2012 est.)
Central African Republic: 15% (31 December 2013 est.)
15% (31 December 2012 est.)
Chad: 15.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
15.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Chile: 9.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.06% (31 December 2012 est.)
China: 5.73% (31 December 2013 est.)
6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Colombia: 11% (31 December 2013 est.)
$NA (31 December 2012 est.)
Comoros: 9% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 18.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
28.45% (31 December 2012 est.)
Congo, Republic of the: 14.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Costa Rica: $NA (31 December 2013 est.)
$NA (31 December 2012 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire: 3.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
4% (31 December 2012 est.)
Croatia: 9% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.48% (31 December 2012 est.)
Cuba: NA%
Cyprus: 7% (31 December 2013 est.)
7.05% (31 December 2012 est.)
Czech Republic: 5.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.41% (31 December 2012 est.)

D

Denmark: 3.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Djibouti: 11% (31 December 2013 est.)
12% (31 December 2012 est.)
Dominica: 9.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.03% (31 December 2012 est.)
Dominican Republic: 13.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
15.48% (31 December 2012 est.)

E

Ecuador: 8.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.17% (31 December 2012 est.)
Egypt: 11% (31 December 2013 est.)
12% (31 December 2012 est.)
El Salvador: $NA (31 December 2013 est.)
5.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Equatorial Guinea: 15% (31 December 2013 est.)
15% (31 December 2012 est.)
Eritrea: NA%
Estonia: 5.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
Ethiopia: 12% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

F

Fiji: 6.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Finland: 2% (31 December 2013 est.)
2.06% (31 December 2012 est.)
France: 3.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.44% (31 December 2012 est.)

G

Gabon: 15% (31 December 2013 est.)
15% (31 December 2012 est.)
Gambia, The: 30.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
28% (31 December 2012 est.)
Gaza Strip: see entry for West Bank
Georgia: 20.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
22.08% (31 December 2012 est.)
Germany: 2.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.07% (31 December 2012 est.)
Ghana: 27% (31 December 2013 est.)
22.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Greece: 7.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
7.33% (31 December 2012 est.)
Grenada: 9.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
Guatemala: 13.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
13.49% (31 December 2012 est.)
Guinea: 26% (31 December 2013 est.)
27% (31 December 2012 est.)
Guinea-Bissau: 15% (31 December 2013 est.)
15% (31 December 2012 est.)
Guyana: 13.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
13.86% (31 December 2012 est.)

H

Haiti: 9.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.93% (31 December 2012 est.)
Honduras: 17.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
18.45% (31 December 2012 est.)
Hong Kong: 5% (31 December 2013 est.)
5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Hungary: 6.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.02% (31 December 2012 est.)

I

Iceland: 9.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.33% (31 December 2012 est.)
India: 10.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.63% (31 December 2012 est.)
Indonesia: 12.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
11.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
note: these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans
Iran: 12% (2013 est.)
11% (31 December 2012 est.)
Iraq: 6% (31 December 2013 est.)
6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Ireland: 3.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.55% (31 December 2012 est.)
Israel: 3.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.16% (31 December 2012 est.)
Italy: 5.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.22% (31 December 2012 est.)

J

Jamaica: 17% (31 December 2013 est.)
17.63% (31 December 2012 est.)
Japan: 1.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
1.48% (31 December 2012 est.)
Jordan: 8.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.95% (31 December 2012 est.)

K

Kazakhstan: NA% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Kenya: 17.1% (31 December 2013 est.)
NA% (31 December 2012 est.)
Korea, South: 4.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.39% (31 December 2012 est.)
Kosovo: NA% (30 June 2013 est.)
13.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Kuwait: 4.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Kyrgyzstan: 25% (31 December 2013 est.)
28.43% (31 December 2012 est.)

L

Laos: 23.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
22.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
Latvia: 5% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.52% (31 December 2012 est.)
Lebanon: 7.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
7.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
Lesotho: 10% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.12% (31 December 2012 est.)
Liberia: 14% (31 December 2013 est.)
13.52% (31 December 2012 est.)
Libya: 6% (31 December 2013 est.)
6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Lithuania: 4.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.28% (31 December 2012 est.)

M

Macau: 5.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
Macedonia: 6.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Madagascar: 44% (31 December 2013 est.)
56.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
Malawi: 29.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
32.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
Malaysia: 4.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
4.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Maldives: 10.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.2% (31 December 2011 est.)
Mali: 9.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
Malta: 0.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
0.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
Mauritania: 18% (31 December 2013 est.)
17% (31 December 2012 est.)
Mauritius: NA% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.67% (31 December 2012 est.)
Mexico: 4.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
4.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of: 14.35% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.35% (31 December 2012 est.)
Moldova: 12.26% (31 December 2013 est.)
13.34% (31 December 2012 est.)
Mongolia: 17.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
18.2% (31 December 2012 est.)
Montenegro: 9.69% (31 December 2011 est.)
9.53% (31 December 2010 est.)
Montserrat: 8.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.16% (31 December 2012 est.)
Morocco: 6.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
Mozambique: 15.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)

N

Namibia: 9.25% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Nepal: 9% (31 December 2013 est.)
8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Netherlands: 2.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
2.65% (31 December 2012 est.)
New Zealand: 5.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.82% (31 December 2012 est.)
Nicaragua: 12% (31 December 2013 est.)
NA% (31 December 2012 est.)
Niger: 4% (31 December 2013 est.)
4% (31 December 2012 est.)
Nigeria: 15.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
16.79% (31 December 2012 est.)
Norway: NA% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

O

Oman: 5.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.65% (31 December 2012 est.)

P

Pakistan: 11.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
12.41% (31 December 2012 est.)
Panama: NA% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.91% (31 December 2012 est.)
Papua New Guinea: 10.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.82% (31 December 2012 est.)
Paraguay: 28.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
29.1% (31 December 2012 est.)
Peru: 20.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
19.23% (31 December 2012 est.)
note: domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity
Philippines: 5.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.68% (31 December 2012 est.)
Poland: 6.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
Portugal: 6% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.37% (31 December 2012 est.)

Q

Qatar: 5.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2012 est.)

R

Romania: NA% (31 December 2013 est.)
11.49% (31 December 2012 est.)
Russia: 9.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.1% (31 December 2012 est.)
Rwanda: 16.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
17.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

S

Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
Saint Lucia: 9.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 9.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.43% (31 December 2012 est.)
Samoa: 10.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
9.86% (31 December 2012 est.)
San Marino: 5.92% (31 December 2011 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe: 26% (31 December 2013 est.)
26% (31 December 2012 est.)
Saudi Arabia: 6.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
Senegal: 13.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
Serbia: 13.85% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.99% (31 December 2012 est.)
Seychelles: 12.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
12.19% (31 December 2012 est.)
Sierra Leone: 20.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
21% (31 December 2012 est.)
Singapore: 5.38% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
Slovakia: 3.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.47% (31 December 2012 est.)
Slovenia: 5.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
5.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Solomon Islands: 11.2% (31 December 2013 est.)
11.28% (31 December 2012 est.)
Somalia: NA%
South Africa: 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
Spain: 8% (31 December 2013 est.)
NA% (31 December 2012 est.)
Sri Lanka: 9.88% (31 December 2013 est.)
14.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
Suriname: 12% (31 December 2013 est.)
11.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
Swaziland: 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
8.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
Sweden: 3.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.57% (31 December 2012 est.)
Switzerland: 2.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
2.69% (31 December 2012 est.)
Syria: 10.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
11.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

T

Tajikistan: 22% (31 December 2013 est.)
17.13% (31 December 2012 est.)
Tanzania: 13.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
15.46% (31 December 2012 est.)
Thailand: 6.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
7.1% (31 December 2012 est.)
Timor-Leste: 12.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
12.21% (31 December 2012 est.)
Togo: NA%
Tonga: 10.9% (31 December 2013 est.)
10.36% (31 December 2012 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago: 7.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
7.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
Tunisia: 7.31% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.76% (31 December 2011 est.)
Turkey: 18.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
19% (31 December 2012 est.)

U

Uganda: 23.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
26.31% (31 December 2012 est.)
Ukraine: 16% (31 December 2013 est.)
18.39% (31 December 2012 est.)
United Kingdom: 4.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
4.22% (31 December 2012 est.)
United States: 3.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
3.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
Uruguay: 11.3% (31 December 2013 est.)
11.2% (31 December 2012 est.)

V

Vanuatu: 6.7% (31 December 2013 est.)
6% (31 December 2012 est.)
Venezuela: 18% (31 December 2013 est.)
16.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
Vietnam: 10.5% (31 December 2013 est.)
13.47% (31 December 2012 est.)

W

West Bank: 6.8% (31 December 2013 est.)
6.97% (31 December 2012 est.)

X

Y

Yemen: 22% (31 December 2013 est.)
23% (31 December 2012 est.)

Z

Zambia: 10.4% (31 December 2013 est.)
12.15% (31 December 2012 est.)
Zimbabwe: 28% (31 December 2013 est.)
30% (31 December 2012 est.)