São Tomé and Principe - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in São Tomé and Principe was 19.11 as of 2020. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 37.42 in 2002 and 19.06 in 2019.

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
2001 37.00
2002 37.42
2003 29.59
2004 29.77
2005 31.20
2006 29.30
2007 32.40
2008 32.40
2009 31.11
2010 28.87
2011 26.95
2012 26.17
2013 25.93
2014 23.18
2015 23.31
2016 19.59
2017 19.61
2018 19.87
2019 19.06
2020 19.11

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates