Costa Rica - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Costa Rica was 5.51 as of 2021. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 38.88 in 1991 and 5.51 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.

See also:

Year Value
1982 25.00
1983 23.25
1984 18.00
1985 20.92
1986 21.80
1987 23.82
1988 28.69
1989 29.17
1990 32.56
1991 38.88
1992 28.46
1993 30.02
1994 33.03
1995 36.70
1996 26.27
1997 22.48
1998 22.47
1999 25.74
2000 24.89
2001 23.83
2002 26.42
2003 25.58
2004 23.43
2005 24.66
2006 22.19
2007 12.80
2008 15.83
2009 19.72
2010 17.09
2011 16.15
2012 18.21
2013 15.19
2014 14.90
2015 14.23
2016 11.64
2017 11.37
2018 11.12
2019 8.75
2020 6.64
2021 5.51

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates