India - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in India was 8.70 as of 2021. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 18.92 in 1992 and 8.33 in 2010.

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
1978 13.50
1979 14.50
1980 16.50
1981 16.50
1982 16.50
1983 16.50
1984 16.50
1985 16.50
1986 16.50
1987 16.50
1988 16.50
1989 16.50
1990 16.50
1991 17.88
1992 18.92
1993 16.25
1994 14.75
1995 15.46
1996 15.96
1997 13.83
1998 13.54
1999 12.54
2000 12.29
2001 12.08
2002 11.92
2003 11.46
2004 10.92
2005 10.75
2006 11.19
2007 13.02
2008 13.31
2009 12.19
2010 8.33
2011 10.17
2012 10.60
2013 10.29
2014 10.25
2015 10.01
2016 9.67
2017 9.51
2018 9.45
2019 9.47
2020 9.15
2021 8.70

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates