Korea - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Korea was 2.89 as of 2021. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 15.28 in 1998 and 2.80 in 2020.

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
1996 11.07
1997 11.88
1998 15.28
1999 9.40
2000 8.55
2001 7.71
2002 6.77
2003 6.24
2004 5.90
2005 5.59
2006 5.99
2007 6.55
2008 7.17
2009 5.65
2010 5.51
2011 5.76
2012 5.40
2013 4.64
2014 4.26
2015 3.53
2016 3.37
2017 3.48
2018 3.66
2019 3.45
2020 2.80
2021 2.89

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates