Commercial bank prime lending rate
| Afghanistan | 15% (31 December 2015 est.) 15% (31 December 2014 est.) |
| Albania | 9.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.7% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Algeria | 8% (31 December 2016 est.) 8% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Angola | 30% (31 December 2016 est.) 16.88% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Anguilla | 9% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.1% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.8% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Argentina | 32.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 24.92% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Armenia | 17.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 17.59% (31 December 2015 est.) note: average lending rate on loans up to one year |
| Aruba | 9% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.25% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Australia | 5.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.58% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Austria | 1.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 2% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | 12.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.86% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bahamas, The | 6% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.8% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bahrain | 5.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.16% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bangladesh | 10.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.71% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Barbados | 8.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.1% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Belarus | 18% (31 December 2016 est.) 18.08% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Belgium | 2.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.46% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Belize | 10.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 10.32% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Benin | NA% |
| Bhutan | 13.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.75% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bolivia | 7.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.07% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.79% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Botswana | 7% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Brazil | 47.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 43.96% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Brunei | 5.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Bulgaria | 6.58% (31 December 2016 est.) 6.59% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Burkina Faso | NA% |
| Burma | 15% (31 December 2016 est.) 13% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Burundi | 13.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 15.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cambodia | 11.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.71% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cameroon | 12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 13% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Canada | 2.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.78% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cape Verde | 10% (31 December 2016 est.) 10.41% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Central African Republic | 15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 15.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Chad | 15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 15.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Chile | 6.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.52% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| China | 4.35% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.35% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Colombia | 14.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.45% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Comoros | 10.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 10.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 19.37% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 14% (31 December 2016 est.) 14.8% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Costa Rica | 14.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 14.24% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Croatia | 4.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.83% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Cuba | NA% |
| Cyprus | 4.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.69% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Denmark | 3.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.42% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Djibouti | 11.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.62% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Dominica | 8.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.7% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | 5.87% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.86% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| East Timor | 13.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ecuador | 9% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.33% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Egypt | 12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.63% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| El Salvador | 6.5% (23 December 2016 est.) 6.72% (25 December 2015 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 14% (31 December 2016 est.) 14% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Eritrea | NA% |
| Estonia | 4.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.48% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ethiopia | 12.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| European Union | 0.32% (31 December 2014 est.) 0.56% (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Fiji | 5.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.79% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Finland | 1.46% (31 December 2016 est.) 2% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| France | 2% (31 December 2016 est.) 1.93% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Gabon | 15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 15.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Gambia, The | 30.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 30.8% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Gaza Strip | see entry for the West Bank |
| Georgia | 12.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 12.49% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Germany | 1.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 1.84% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ghana | 31.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 28.6% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Greece | 5.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.89% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Grenada | 9% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.96% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Guatemala | 13.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.23% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Guinea | 22% (31 December 2016 est.) 23% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 15% (31 December 2016 est.) 15% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Guyana | 13% (31 December 2016 est.) 12.83% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Haiti | 12.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 12.9% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Honduras | 20.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 20.66% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Hong Kong | 5% (31 December 2016 est.) 5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Hungary | 2.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.9% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Iceland | 7.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.61% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| India | 9.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 10.01% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Indonesia | 12.2% (31 October 2016 est.) 12.9% (31 December 2015 est.) note: these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans |
| Iran | 13% (31 December 2016 est.) 14.2% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Iraq | 4.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 6% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ireland | 3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.36% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Israel | 3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.46% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Italy | 3.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.13% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Jamaica | 16.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 16.98% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Japan | 1.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 1.48% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Jordan | 8% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.24% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | 13.7% (31 March 2017 est.) 14.4% (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Kenya | 17.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 16.09% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Korea, South | 3.44% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.46% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kosovo | 12.8% (30 June 2013 est.) 13.7% (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Kuwait | 4.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 24.25% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Laos | 16.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 18.2% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Latvia | 4.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Lebanon | 8.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.09% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Lesotho | 12.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 10.59% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Liberia | 13.59% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.61% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Libya | 6% (31 December 2016 est.) 6% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Lithuania | 3.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.1% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Macau | 5.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.25% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Macedonia | 4% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Madagascar | 62% (31 December 2016 est.) 60% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Malawi | 42.88% (December 2016 est.) 44.9% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Malaysia | 4.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.57% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Maldives | 10.5% (31 December 2012 est.) 10.2% (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Mali | 9.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Malta | 2.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.4% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mauritania | 17% (31 December 2016 est.) 17% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mauritius | 8.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mexico | 4.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.42% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.1% (2013 est.) 6.4% (2012 est.) |
| Moldova | 12% (31 December 2016 est.) 22.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mongolia | 19.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 19.56% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Montenegro | 9.22% (31 December 2014 est.) 9.36% (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Montserrat | 8.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.82% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Morocco | 5.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 6% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Mozambique | 24.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 14.87% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Namibia | 10.75% (12 April 2017 est.) 7.41% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Nepal | 8.6% (30 October 2016 est.) 9.5% (30 October 2015 est.) |
| Netherlands | 2.59% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.93% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| New Zealand | 5% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.76% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Nicaragua | 15% (31 December 2016 est.) 12.05% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Niger | 3.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Nigeria | 18% (31 December 2016 est.) 16.85% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Norway | 1.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 1.75% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Oman | 5% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.76% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Pakistan | 6.46% (10 December 2015 est.) 9.74% (10 December 2014 est.) |
| Panama | 7.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.46% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 8.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.73% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Paraguay | 21% (31 December 2016 est.) 19.74% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Peru | 16.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 16.1% (31 December 2015 est.) note: domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity |
| Philippines | 4.09% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.4% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Poland | 5.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.92% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Portugal | 4.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.49% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Puerto Rico | 4% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Qatar | 5% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.5% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Romania | 6% (31 December 2016 est.) 6.77% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Russia | 12.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 15.73% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Rwanda | 17.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 17.33% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Lucia | 8.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.86% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Samoa | 9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.39% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| San Marino | 5.92% (31 December 2011 est.) 5.38% (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 15% (31 December 2016 est.) 15% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia | 7.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 6.9% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Senegal | 14.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 14.3% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Serbia | 6.29% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.4% (31 December 2016 est.) |
| Seychelles | 12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 12.36% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | 18.9% (31 December 2016 est.) 18.78% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Singapore | 5.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 5.35% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Slovakia | 2.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.78% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Slovenia | 2.3% (31 Januay 2017 est.) 2.7% (31 January 2016 est.) |
| Solomon Islands | 10.1% (31 December 2016 est.) 10.48% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Somalia | NA% |
| South Africa | 10.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.42% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Spain | 2.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.74% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Sri Lanka | 12.29% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.4% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Suriname | 13.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 12.62% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Swaziland | 10.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 9.25% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Sweden | 2% (31 December 2016 est.) 1.96% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Switzerland | 2.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 2.68% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Syria | 32% (31 December 2016 est.) 27% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Taiwan | 2.63% (31 December, 2016 est.) 2.83% (31 December, 2015 est.) |
| Tajikistan | 26% (31 December 2016 est.) 25.84% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tanzania | 14.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 16.1% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Thailand | 6.4% (31 December 2016 est.) 6.56% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Togo | NA% |
| Tonga | 8% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.09% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 8.2% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tunisia | 7.31% (31 December 2016 est.) 6.76% (31 December 2013 est.) |
| Turkey | 15.2% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.66% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Tuvalu | 10.6% (31 December 2013 est.) 10.6% (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Uganda | 22.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 22.6% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Ukraine | 18.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 21.82% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| United Kingdom | 4.6% (31 December 2016 est.) 4.51% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| United States | 3.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.26% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Uruguay | 15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 15.84% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | 16% (31 December 2016 est.) 11.2% (31 December 2012 est.) |
| Vanuatu | 3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) 3.63% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Venezuela | 22.5% (31 December 2016 est.) 19.4% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Vietnam | 6.8% (31 December 2016 est.) 7.12% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| West Bank | 7% (31 December 2016 est.) 6.8% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Yemen | 27% (31 December 2016 est.) 25% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Zambia | 15.7% (31 December 2016 est.) 13.25% (31 December 2015 est.) |
| Zimbabwe | 20% (31 December 2016 est.) 18% (31 December 2015 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
