Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Serbia

Lending interest rate in Serbia in 2010 — 4.76%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 136. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 14.29 pp.

2010 4.76% −2.11 pp vs 2009
World rank 11of 136
Period maximum 78.7%2000
Period minimum 2.59%2003

Trend over time

1997–2010 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Serbia, 1997–2010020406080199719992001200320052007200920101997: 19.05%1998: 16.15%1999: 3.35%2000: 78.7%2001: 38.85%2002: 3.28%2003: 2.59%2004: 3.45%2005: 3.5%2006: 5.12%2007: 4.39%2008: 6.03%2009: 6.87%2010: 4.76%
Change over the period: −14.29 pp Annual average: -1.1 pp
Lending interest rate — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 4.76 −2.11 pp
2009 6.87 +0.84 pp
2008 6.03 +1.64 pp
2007 4.39 −0.72 pp
2006 5.12 +1.62 pp
2005 3.5 +0.05 pp
2004 3.45 +0.87 pp
2003 2.59 −0.69 pp
2002 3.28 −35.57 pp
2001 38.85 −39.85 pp
2000 78.7 +75.35 pp
1999 3.35 −12.81 pp
1998 16.15 −2.9 pp
1997 19.05

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.