Botswana - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Botswana was 5.25 as of 2021. Over the past 41 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 24.21 in 1982 and 5.25 in 2021.

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.

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Year Value
1980 8.48
1981 9.63
1982 24.21
1983 13.38
1984 12.00
1985 11.50
1986 11.00
1987 10.00
1988 7.83
1989 7.67
1990 7.88
1991 11.83
1992 14.00
1993 14.92
1994 13.92
1995 14.42
1996 14.50
1997 13.95
1998 13.65
1999 14.78
2000 15.48
2001 15.75
2002 16.21
2003 16.40
2004 15.75
2005 15.74
2006 16.46
2007 16.22
2008 16.54
2009 13.76
2010 11.46
2011 11.00
2012 11.00
2013 10.19
2014 9.00
2015 7.95
2016 7.30
2017 6.88
2018 6.50
2019 6.40
2020 5.75
2021 5.25

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates