Trinidad and Tobago - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.44 as of 2021. Over the past 42 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 17.33 in 1998 and 6.56 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
1979 9.00
1980 10.00
1981 11.38
1982 11.50
1983 11.71
1984 12.75
1985 12.69
1986 12.00
1987 11.50
1988 12.58
1989 13.31
1990 12.87
1991 13.17
1992 15.33
1993 15.50
1994 15.98
1995 15.17
1996 15.79
1997 15.33
1998 17.33
1999 17.04
2000 16.50
2001 15.67
2002 12.48
2003 11.17
2004 9.31
2005 9.10
2006 10.92
2007 11.75
2008 12.44
2009 11.94
2010 9.28
2011 7.97
2012 7.71
2013 7.50
2014 7.50
2015 8.18
2016 9.00
2017 9.00
2018 9.09
2019 9.25
2020 6.56
2021 7.44

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates