Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — United Kingdom

Lending interest rate in the United Kingdom in 2014 — 0.5%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 139. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 5 pp.

2014 0.5% +0 pp vs 2013
World rank 1of 139
Period maximum 16.31%1980
Period minimum 0.5%2010

Trend over time

1967–2014 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — United Kingdom, 1967–20140510152019671972197719821987199219972002200720121967: 5.5%1968: 6.13%1969: 6.63%1970: 7.25%1971: 7.5%1972: 7.5%1973: 8%1974: 9%1975: 10.47%1976: 11.1%1977: 8.91%1978: 9.09%1979: 13.69%1980: 16.31%1981: 13.26%1982: 11.93%1983: 9.83%1984: 9.68%1985: 12.25%1986: 10.9%1987: 9.74%1988: 10.1%1989: 13.84%1990: 14.77%1991: 11.69%1992: 9.56%1993: 6.01%1994: 5.46%1995: 6.69%1996: 5.96%1997: 6.56%1998: 7.23%1999: 5.34%2000: 5.96%2001: 5.12%2002: 4%2003: 3.7%2004: 4.38%2005: 4.65%2006: 4.64%2007: 5.51%2008: 4.68%2009: 0.64%2010: 0.5%2011: 0.5%2012: 0.5%2013: 0.5%2014: 0.5%
Change over the period: −5 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp
Lending interest rate — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2014 0.5 +0 pp
2013 0.5 +0 pp
2012 0.5 +0 pp
2011 0.5 +0 pp
2010 0.5 −0.14 pp
2009 0.64 −4.03 pp
2008 4.68 −0.83 pp
2007 5.51 +0.87 pp
2006 4.64 −0.01 pp
2005 4.65 +0.27 pp
2004 4.38 +0.68 pp
2003 3.7 −0.3 pp
2002 4 −1.12 pp
2001 5.12 −0.84 pp
2000 5.96 +0.62 pp
1999 5.34 −1.89 pp
1998 7.23 +0.67 pp
1997 6.56 +0.6 pp
1996 5.96 −0.74 pp
1995 6.69 +1.23 pp
1994 5.46 −0.55 pp
1993 6.01 −3.55 pp
1992 9.56 −2.13 pp
1991 11.69 −3.07 pp
1990 14.77 +0.93 pp
1989 13.84 +3.75 pp
1988 10.1 +0.36 pp
1987 9.74 −1.17 pp
1986 10.9 −1.35 pp
1985 12.25 +2.57 pp
1984 9.68 −0.15 pp
1983 9.83 −2.11 pp
1982 11.93 −1.32 pp
1981 13.26 −3.06 pp
1980 16.31 +2.62 pp
1979 13.69 +4.6 pp
1978 9.09 +0.18 pp
1977 8.91 −2.19 pp
1976 11.1 +0.63 pp
1975 10.47 +1.47 pp
1974 9 +1 pp
1973 8 +0.5 pp
1972 7.5 +0 pp
1971 7.5 +0.25 pp
1970 7.25 +0.63 pp
1969 6.63 +0.5 pp
1968 6.13 +0.63 pp
1967 5.5

Northern Europe, 2014

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 0.5 NO Norway 4.21 IS Iceland 7.74

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.