Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Sweden

Lending interest rate in Sweden in 2006 — 3.68%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 136. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 11.52 pp.

2006 3.68% +0.15 pp vs 2005
World rank 3of 136
Period maximum 15.2%1992
Period minimum 3.53%2005

Trend over time

1992–2006 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Sweden, 1992–200605101520199219941996199820002002200420061992: 15.2%1993: 12.1%1994: 10.65%1995: 11.14%1996: 8.73%1997: 7.06%1998: 6.46%1999: 5.38%2000: 5.77%2001: 5.73%2002: 5.79%2003: 5.02%2004: 4.18%2005: 3.53%2006: 3.68%
Change over the period: −11.52 pp Annual average: -0.82 pp
Lending interest rate — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2006 3.68 +0.15 pp
2005 3.53 −0.65 pp
2004 4.18 −0.84 pp
2003 5.02 −0.78 pp
2002 5.79 +0.06 pp
2001 5.73 −0.04 pp
2000 5.77 +0.4 pp
1999 5.38 −1.08 pp
1998 6.46 −0.61 pp
1997 7.06 −1.67 pp
1996 8.73 −2.41 pp
1995 11.14 +0.49 pp
1994 10.65 −1.45 pp
1993 12.1 −3.1 pp
1992 15.2

Northern Europe, 2006

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.