Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Laos

Lending interest rate in Laos in 2010 — 22.61%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 136. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.39 pp.

2010 22.61% −2.16 pp vs 2009
World rank 126of 136
Period maximum 32%1999
Period minimum 22.61%2010

Trend over time

1991–2010 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Laos, 1991–201022.52527.53032.5199119931995199719992001200320052007200920101991: 26%1992: 26%1993: 25.33%1994: 24%1995: 25.67%1996: 27%1998: 29.28%1999: 32%2000: 32%2001: 26.17%2002: 29.33%2003: 30.5%2004: 29.25%2005: 26.83%2006: 30%2007: 28.5%2008: 24%2009: 24.78%2010: 22.61%
Change over the period: −3.39 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp
Lending interest rate — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 22.61 −2.16 pp
2009 24.78 +0.77 pp
2008 24 −4.5 pp
2007 28.5 −1.5 pp
2006 30 +3.17 pp
2005 26.83 −2.42 pp
2004 29.25 −1.25 pp
2003 30.5 +1.17 pp
2002 29.33 +3.17 pp
2001 26.17 −5.83 pp
2000 32 +0 pp
1999 32 +2.72 pp
1998 29.28
1996 27 +1.33 pp
1995 25.67 +1.67 pp
1994 24 −1.33 pp
1993 25.33 −0.67 pp
1992 26 +0 pp
1991 26

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.