Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Guatemala

Lending interest rate in Guatemala in 2025 — 12.85%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 69. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 5.78 pp.

2025 12.85% +0.46 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 69
Period maximum 20.88%2000
Period minimum 11.92%2022

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Guatemala, 1997–20251012.51517.52022.519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 18.64%1998: 16.56%1999: 19.51%2000: 20.88%2001: 18.96%2002: 16.86%2003: 14.98%2004: 13.81%2005: 13.03%2006: 12.76%2007: 12.84%2008: 13.39%2009: 13.85%2010: 13.34%2011: 13.43%2012: 13.49%2013: 13.6%2014: 13.77%2015: 13.23%2016: 13.1%2017: 13.05%2018: 12.92%2019: 12.74%2020: 12.53%2021: 12.19%2022: 11.92%2023: 11.96%2024: 12.4%2025: 12.85%
Change over the period: −5.78 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp
Lending interest rate — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.85 +0.46 pp
2024 12.4 +0.43 pp
2023 11.96 +0.04 pp
2022 11.92 −0.26 pp
2021 12.19 −0.34 pp
2020 12.53 −0.22 pp
2019 12.74 −0.18 pp
2018 12.92 −0.13 pp
2017 13.05 −0.05 pp
2016 13.1 −0.13 pp
2015 13.23 −0.55 pp
2014 13.77 +0.18 pp
2013 13.6 +0.11 pp
2012 13.49 +0.06 pp
2011 13.43 +0.09 pp
2010 13.34 −0.51 pp
2009 13.85 +0.46 pp
2008 13.39 +0.56 pp
2007 12.84 +0.07 pp
2006 12.76 −0.27 pp
2005 13.03 −0.78 pp
2004 13.81 −1.17 pp
2003 14.98 −1.89 pp
2002 16.86 −2.09 pp
2001 18.96 −1.92 pp
2000 20.88 +1.37 pp
1999 19.51 +2.95 pp
1998 16.56 −2.07 pp
1997 18.64

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The average rate at which banks extend short- and medium-term credit to the private sector. The methodology differs across countries — different maturities, types of borrower, collateral — so levels are not strictly comparable; the movement within a country, on the other hand, is telling and tracks the decisions of the central bank closely.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: rates can only be averaged by the volume of credit, and we have no such series. The difference between the lending and the deposit rate is the interest spread, an indirect measure of the efficiency of a banking system.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.