Liberia - Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Liberia was 13.25 as of 2017. Over the past 36 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 22.14 in 2001 and 13.25 in 2017.

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
1981 15.33
1982 18.23
1983 20.69
1984 20.63
1985 19.34
1986 14.45
1987 13.63
1988 13.36
1989 13.82
1991 14.03
1992 15.05
1994 14.53
1995 15.57
1996 15.30
1997 16.83
1998 21.74
1999 16.72
2000 20.53
2001 22.14
2002 20.21
2003 17.06
2004 18.10
2005 17.03
2006 15.50
2007 15.05
2008 14.40
2009 14.19
2010 14.24
2011 13.75
2012 13.52
2013 13.49
2014 13.50
2015 13.61
2016 13.59
2017 13.25

Development Relevance: Both banking and financial systems enhance growth, the main factor in poverty reduction. At low levels of economic development commercial banks tend to dominate the financial system, while at higher levels domestic stock markets tend to become more active and efficient. The size and mobility of international capital flows make it increasingly important to monitor the strength of financial systems. Robust financial systems can increase economic activity and welfare, but instability can disrupt financial activity and impose widespread costs on the economy.

Limitations and Exceptions: Countries use a variety of reporting formats, sample designs, interest compounding formulas, averaging methods, and data presentations for indices and other data series on interest rates. The IMF's Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual does not provide guidelines beyond the general recommendation that such data should reflect market prices and effective (rather than nominal) interest rates and should be representative of the financial assets and markets to be covered. For more information, please see http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/mfs/manual/index.htm.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Many interest rates coexist in an economy, reflecting competitive conditions, the terms governing loans and deposits, and differences in the position and status of creditors and debtors. In some economies interest rates are set by regulation or administrative fiat. In economies with imperfect markets, or where reported nominal rates are not indicative of effective rates, it may be difficult to obtain data on interest rates that reflect actual market transactions. Deposit and lending rates are collected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as representative interest rates offered by banks to resident customers. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. In 2009 the IMF began publishing a new presentation of monetary statistics for countries that report data in accordance with its Monetary Financial Statistical Manual 2000. The presentation for countries that report data in accordance with its International Financial Statistics (IFS) remains the same.

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates