Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — North Macedonia

Lending interest rate in North Macedonia in 2025 — 5.42%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 69. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 7.1 pp.

2025 5.42% −0.44 pp vs 2024
World rank 13of 69
Period maximum 12.52%2005
Period minimum 4.63%2022

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — North Macedonia, 2005–2025468101214200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 12.52%2006: 11.56%2007: 10.5%2008: 10.23%2009: 11.17%2010: 10.7%2011: 9.6%2012: 9.07%2013: 8.49%2014: 7.77%2015: 7.46%2016: 7.02%2017: 6.61%2018: 6.11%2019: 5.61%2020: 5.19%2021: 4.86%2022: 4.63%2023: 5.44%2024: 5.85%2025: 5.42%
Change over the period: −7.1 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp
Lending interest rate — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.42 −0.44 pp
2024 5.85 +0.41 pp
2023 5.44 +0.81 pp
2022 4.63 −0.22 pp
2021 4.86 −0.34 pp
2020 5.19 −0.42 pp
2019 5.61 −0.5 pp
2018 6.11 −0.5 pp
2017 6.61 −0.41 pp
2016 7.02 −0.44 pp
2015 7.46 −0.31 pp
2014 7.77 −0.72 pp
2013 8.49 −0.58 pp
2012 9.07 −0.53 pp
2011 9.6 −1.1 pp
2010 10.7 −0.47 pp
2009 11.17 +0.94 pp
2008 10.23 −0.27 pp
2007 10.5 −1.05 pp
2006 11.56 −0.96 pp
2005 12.52

Southern Europe, 2025

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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.