Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Nigeria

Lending interest rate in Nigeria in 2023 — 14.01%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7.01 pp.

2023 14.01% +1.68 pp vs 2022
World rank 68of 91
Period maximum 31.65%1993
Period minimum 6%1977

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Nigeria, 1970–202301020304019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 7%1971: 7%1972: 7%1973: 7%1974: 7%1975: 6.25%1976: 6.5%1977: 6%1978: 6.75%1979: 8.15%1980: 8.43%1981: 8.92%1982: 9.54%1983: 9.98%1984: 10.24%1985: 9.43%1986: 9.96%1987: 13.96%1988: 16.62%1989: 20.44%1990: 25.3%1991: 20.04%1992: 24.76%1993: 31.65%1994: 20.48%1995: 20.23%1996: 19.84%1997: 17.8%1998: 18.18%1999: 20.29%2000: 21.27%2001: 23.44%2002: 24.77%2003: 20.71%2004: 19.18%2005: 17.95%2006: 16.89%2007: 16.94%2008: 15.14%2009: 18.99%2010: 17.59%2011: 16.02%2012: 16.79%2013: 16.72%2014: 16.55%2015: 16.85%2016: 16.87%2017: 17.55%2018: 16.9%2019: 15.38%2020: 13.64%2021: 11.48%2022: 12.33%2023: 14.01%
Change over the period: +7.01 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp
Lending interest rate — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.01 +1.68 pp
2022 12.33 +0.85 pp
2021 11.48 −2.16 pp
2020 13.64 −1.73 pp
2019 15.38 −1.53 pp
2018 16.9 −0.65 pp
2017 17.55 +0.69 pp
2016 16.87 +0.02 pp
2015 16.85 +0.3 pp
2014 16.55 −0.17 pp
2013 16.72 −0.07 pp
2012 16.79 +0.77 pp
2011 16.02 −1.57 pp
2010 17.59 −1.41 pp
2009 18.99 +3.86 pp
2008 15.14 −1.8 pp
2007 16.94 +0.05 pp
2006 16.89 −1.06 pp
2005 17.95 −1.23 pp
2004 19.18 −1.53 pp
2003 20.71 −4.06 pp
2002 24.77 +1.33 pp
2001 23.44 +2.16 pp
2000 21.27 +0.98 pp
1999 20.29 +2.11 pp
1998 18.18 +0.39 pp
1997 17.8 −2.04 pp
1996 19.84 −0.4 pp
1995 20.23 −0.25 pp
1994 20.48 −11.17 pp
1993 31.65 +6.89 pp
1992 24.76 +4.72 pp
1991 20.04 −5.26 pp
1990 25.3 +4.86 pp
1989 20.44 +3.83 pp
1988 16.62 +2.66 pp
1987 13.96 +4 pp
1986 9.96 +0.53 pp
1985 9.43 −0.81 pp
1984 10.24 +0.27 pp
1983 9.98 +0.44 pp
1982 9.54 +0.62 pp
1981 8.92 +0.49 pp
1980 8.43 +0.28 pp
1979 8.15 +1.4 pp
1978 6.75 +0.75 pp
1977 6 −0.5 pp
1976 6.5 +0.25 pp
1975 6.25 −0.75 pp
1974 7 +0 pp
1973 7 +0 pp
1972 7 +0 pp
1971 7 +0 pp
1970 7

Western Africa, 2023

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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.