Lending interest rate — all countries

Lending interest rate — Yemen

Lending interest rate in Yemen in 2013 — 22.08%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 142. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 9.37 pp.

2013 22.08% −2.42 pp vs 2012
World rank 135of 142
Period maximum 31.45%1996
Period minimum 17.5%2001

Trend over time

1996–2013 · % per annum

Lending interest rate — Yemen, 1996–2013152025303519961998200020022004200620082010201220131996: 31.45%1997: 22.52%1998: 18.13%1999: 24.08%2000: 19.54%2001: 17.5%2002: 17.71%2003: 18%2004: 18.5%2005: 18%2006: 18%2007: 18%2008: 18%2009: 18%2010: 23.83%2011: 25%2012: 24.5%2013: 22.08%
Change over the period: −9.37 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp
Lending interest rate — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 22.08 −2.42 pp
2012 24.5 −0.5 pp
2011 25 +1.17 pp
2010 23.83 +5.83 pp
2009 18 +0 pp
2008 18 +0 pp
2007 18 +0 pp
2006 18 +0 pp
2005 18 −0.5 pp
2004 18.5 +0.5 pp
2003 18 +0.29 pp
2002 17.71 +0.21 pp
2001 17.5 −2.04 pp
2000 19.54 −4.54 pp
1999 24.08 +5.96 pp
1998 18.13 −4.39 pp
1997 22.52 −8.93 pp
1996 31.45

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.