Zambia - Lending interest rate

Lending interest rate (%)

The latest value for Lending interest rate (%) in Zambia was 9.48 as of 2020. Over the past 42 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 113.31 in 1993 and 8.25 in 1978.

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
1978 8.25
1979 9.08
1980 9.50
1981 9.50
1982 9.50
1983 13.00
1984 14.54
1985 18.60
1986 27.40
1987 21.20
1988 18.39
1989 18.39
1990 35.10
1991 43.00
1992 54.57
1993 113.31
1994 70.56
1995 45.53
1996 53.78
1997 46.69
1998 31.80
1999 40.52
2000 38.80
2001 46.23
2002 45.20
2003 40.57
2004 30.73
2005 28.21
2006 23.15
2007 18.89
2008 19.06
2009 22.06
2010 20.92
2011 18.84
2012 12.15
2013 9.52
2014 11.57
2015 13.25
2016 15.50
2017 12.38
2018 9.79
2019 10.29
2020 9.48

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates