Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Iraq

Lending interest rate in Iraq in 2015 — 12.29%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 135. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 0.98 pp.

2015 12.29% −0.31 pp vs 2014
World rank 85of 135
Period maximum 19.22%2008
Period minimum 12.29%2015

Trend over time

2004–2015 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Iraq, 2004–2015121416182020042006200820102012201420152004: 13.27%2005: 13.42%2006: 14.38%2007: 18.78%2008: 19.22%2009: 16.16%2010: 14.35%2011: 14.13%2012: 13.87%2013: 13.58%2014: 12.6%2015: 12.29%
Change over the period: −0.98 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp
Lending interest rate — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 12.29 −0.31 pp
2014 12.6 −0.97 pp
2013 13.58 −0.29 pp
2012 13.87 −0.26 pp
2011 14.13 −0.22 pp
2010 14.35 −1.81 pp
2009 16.16 −3.06 pp
2008 19.22 +0.43 pp
2007 18.78 +4.41 pp
2006 14.38 +0.96 pp
2005 13.42 +0.15 pp
2004 13.27

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.