Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Liberia

Lending interest rate in Liberia in 2017 — 13.25%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 127. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 2.08 pp.

2017 13.25% −0.34 pp vs 2016
World rank 88of 127
Period maximum 22.14%2001
Period minimum 13.25%2017

Trend over time

1981–2017 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Liberia, 1981–201712.51517.52022.519811985198919931997200120052009201320171981: 15.33%1982: 18.22%1983: 20.69%1984: 20.62%1985: 19.34%1986: 14.45%1987: 13.63%1988: 13.36%1989: 13.82%1991: 14.03%1992: 15.05%1994: 14.53%1995: 15.57%1996: 15.3%1997: 16.83%1998: 21.74%1999: 16.72%2000: 20.53%2001: 22.14%2002: 20.21%2003: 17.06%2004: 18.1%2005: 17.03%2006: 15.5%2007: 15.05%2008: 14.4%2009: 14.19%2010: 14.24%2011: 13.75%2012: 13.52%2013: 13.49%2014: 13.5%2015: 13.61%2016: 13.59%2017: 13.25%
Change over the period: −2.08 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp
Lending interest rate — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 13.25 −0.34 pp
2016 13.59 −0.02 pp
2015 13.61 +0.1 pp
2014 13.5 +0.01 pp
2013 13.49 −0.03 pp
2012 13.52 −0.23 pp
2011 13.75 −0.49 pp
2010 14.24 +0.06 pp
2009 14.19 −0.21 pp
2008 14.4 −0.65 pp
2007 15.05 −0.46 pp
2006 15.5 −1.53 pp
2005 17.03 −1.06 pp
2004 18.1 +1.04 pp
2003 17.06 −3.15 pp
2002 20.21 −1.94 pp
2001 22.14 +1.61 pp
2000 20.53 +3.81 pp
1999 16.72 −5.02 pp
1998 21.74 +4.91 pp
1997 16.83 +1.53 pp
1996 15.3 −0.27 pp
1995 15.57 +1.04 pp
1994 14.53
1992 15.05 +1.02 pp
1991 14.03
1989 13.82 +0.46 pp
1988 13.36 −0.28 pp
1987 13.63 −0.82 pp
1986 14.45 −4.89 pp
1985 19.34 −1.28 pp
1984 20.62 −0.07 pp
1983 20.69 +2.47 pp
1982 18.22 +2.89 pp
1981 15.33

Western Africa, 2017

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.