Barbados - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Barbados was 8.05 as of 2021. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 13.54 in 1992 and 8.05 in 2016.

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
1981 11.46
1982 13.38
1983 11.79
1984 11.50
1985 10.56
1986 9.06
1987 8.75
1988 9.44
1989 9.92
1990 11.42
1991 12.42
1992 13.54
1993 8.92
1994 9.08
1995 10.00
1996 10.00
1997 9.83
1998 9.75
1999 9.40
2000 10.19
2001 9.58
2002 8.50
2003 8.50
2004 8.33
2005 9.17
2006 10.29
2007 10.76
2008 10.03
2009 9.20
2010 8.70
2011 8.70
2012 8.70
2013 8.70
2014 8.38
2015 8.06
2016 8.05
2017 8.05
2018 8.05
2019 8.05
2020 8.05
2021 8.05

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates