Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Rwanda

Lending interest rate in Rwanda in 2024 — 16.02%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 88. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 2.24 pp.

2024 16.02% −0.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 71of 88
Period maximum 18.26%1996
Period minimum 15.72%1998

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Rwanda, 1996–2024151617181919961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 18.26%1997: 16.72%1998: 15.72%1999: 16.32%2000: 16.48%2001: 16.35%2002: 16.22%2003: 15.99%2004: 15.99%2005: 15.78%2006: 15.87%2007: 16%2008: 16.25%2009: 16.72%2010: 17%2011: 16.67%2012: 16.7%2013: 17.32%2014: 17.26%2015: 17.33%2016: 17.29%2017: 17.17%2018: 16.95%2019: 16.53%2020: 16.35%2021: 16.18%2022: 16.39%2023: 16.06%2024: 16.02%
Change over the period: −2.24 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp
Lending interest rate — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.02 −0.04 pp
2023 16.06 −0.33 pp
2022 16.39 +0.21 pp
2021 16.18 −0.17 pp
2020 16.35 −0.18 pp
2019 16.53 −0.42 pp
2018 16.95 −0.22 pp
2017 17.17 −0.12 pp
2016 17.29 −0.04 pp
2015 17.33 +0.07 pp
2014 17.26 −0.06 pp
2013 17.32 +0.62 pp
2012 16.7 +0.03 pp
2011 16.67 −0.33 pp
2010 17 +0.28 pp
2009 16.72 +0.47 pp
2008 16.25 +0.25 pp
2007 16 +0.13 pp
2006 15.87 +0.09 pp
2005 15.78 −0.21 pp
2004 15.99 −0 pp
2003 15.99 −0.22 pp
2002 16.22 −0.14 pp
2001 16.35 −0.13 pp
2000 16.48 +0.16 pp
1999 16.32 +0.61 pp
1998 15.72 −1 pp
1997 16.72 −1.54 pp
1996 18.26

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.