Bahrain - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Bahrain was 5.16 as of 2015. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 12.32 in 1996 and 5.16 in 2015.

Definition: Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1986 8.96
1987 7.50
1988 7.80
1989 8.41
1990 8.41
1991 9.38
1992 11.73
1993 10.84
1994 10.71
1995 11.70
1996 12.32
1997 12.20
1998 11.80
1999 11.73
2000 11.60
2001 10.69
2002 8.41
2003 8.30
2004 7.90
2005 7.82
2006 7.98
2007 8.27
2008 8.22
2009 7.94
2010 7.25
2011 6.79
2012 6.04
2013 5.94
2014 5.87
2015 5.16

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates