The CIA World Factbook Edition 2013 Economy

Commercial bank prime lending rate In 12 editions of 36.

Commercial bank prime lending rate was published in 12 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2008 to 2019. The 2013 edition carries it in 188 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2013 edition
188
the first edition with it
2008
the latest edition with it
2019

Published as “Commercial bank prime lending rate” (2008 to 2019).

the entry has the field in that editionnot in that editionthe open editionEach entry below ends in its editions with Commercial bank prime lending rate, 1990 to 2025. Point at a year above to follow it down; choose one in a row to read that edition’s text there.

Entries with Commercial bank prime lending rate in each edition

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Africa

52 entries

Algeria

8% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 115

8% (31 December 2011 est.)

Angola

16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 21

18.76% (31 December 2011 est.)

Benin

NA%

Botswana

11% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 76

11% (31 December 2011 est.)

Burkina Faso

NA%

Burundi

14.32% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 63

13.23% (31 December 2011 est.)

Cabo Verde

9.92% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 90

9.81% (31 December 2011 est.)

Cameroon

14% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 57

14% (31 December 2011 est.)

Central African Republic

15% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 44

15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Chad

15.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 46

15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Comoros

10.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 123

7.29% (31 December 2011 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

28.45% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 3

43.75% (31 December 2011 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

14.8% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 45

15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

4% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 164

4.3% (31 December 2011 est.)

Djibouti

12% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 82

10.61% (31 December 2011 est.)

Egypt

12% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 75

11.03% (31 December 2011 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

15% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 47

15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Eritrea

NA%

Swaziland now Eswatini

8.75% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 101

9% (31 December 2011 est.)

Ethiopia

14.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 35

16% (31 December 2011 est.)

Gabon

15% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 43

15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

28% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 7

28% (31 December 2011 est.)

Ghana

22.8% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 25

18.2% (31 December 2011 est.)

Guinea

27% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 8

28% (31 December 2011 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

15% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 42

15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Kenya

19.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 41

15.05% (31 December 2011 est.)

Lesotho

10.12% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 85

10.43% (31 December 2011 est.)

Liberia

13.52% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 58

13.75% (31 December 2011 est.)

Libya

6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 141

6% (31 December 2011 est.)

Madagascar

56.25% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1

52.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Malawi

32.4% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 12

23.8% (31 December 2011 est.)

Mali

9.3% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 100

9% (31 December 2011 est.)

Mauritania

17% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 29

17% (31 December 2011 est.)

Mauritius

8.67% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 103

8.92% (31 December 2011 est.)

Morocco

6.3% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 137

6.32% (31 December 2011 est.)

Mozambique

16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 18

19.1% (31 December 2011 est.)

Namibia

8.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 106

8.73% (31 December 2011 est.)

Niger

4% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 165

4.3% (31 December 2011 est.)

Nigeria

16.79% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 34

16.02% (31 December 2011 est.)

Rwanda

17.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 31

16.9% (31 December 2011 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

26% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 9

26.75% (31 December 2011 est.)

Senegal

14.3% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 49

14.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Seychelles

12.19% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 73

11.19% (31 December 2011 est.)

Sierra Leone

21% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 16

21% (31 December 2011 est.)

Somalia

NA%

South Africa

8.75% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 102

9% (31 December 2011 est.)

Tanzania

15.46% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 48

14.96% (31 December 2011 est.)

Togo

NA%

Tunisia

7.31% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 132

6.76% (31 December 2011 est.)

Uganda

26.31% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 15

21.83% (31 December 2011 est.)

Zambia

12.15% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 20

18.84% (31 December 2011 est.)

Zimbabwe

30% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 5

34% (31 December 2011 est.)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

8.33% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 119

7.7% (31 December 2011 est.)

Asia

19 entries

Afghanistan

15% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 40

15.15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Armenia

17.23% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 26

17.76% (31 December 2011 est.)

note: average lending rate on loans up to one year

Azerbaijan

18.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 19

19% (31 December 2011 est.)

Bangladesh

13% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 62

13.25% (31 December 2011 est.)

Bhutan

14% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 54

14.16% (31 December 2011 est.)

China

6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 135

6.56% (31 December 2011 est.)

Georgia

22.08% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 13

22.19% (31 December 2011 est.)

India

10.63% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 87

10.19% (31 December 2011 est.)

Japan

1.48% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 181

1.48% (31 December 2011 est.)

Kazakhstan

6.6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 133

6.71% (31 December 2011 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

5.39% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 146

5.77% (31 December 2011 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

28.43% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 4

34.07% (31 December 2011 est.)

Maldives

10.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 86

10.2% (31 December 2011 est.)

Mongolia

18.2% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 38

15.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Nepal

8% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 116

8% (31 December 2011 est.)

Pakistan

12.41% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 55

14.12% (31 December 2011 est.)

Russia

9.1% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 111

8.45% (31 December 2011 est.)

Sri Lanka

13.28% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 95

9.41% (31 December 2011 est.)

Tajikistan

17.13% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 10

26.34% (31 December 2011 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

23 entries

Anguilla

9.38% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 96

9.29% (31 December 2011 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda

10.13% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 77

10.93% (31 December 2011 est.)

Aruba

8.4% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 99

9% (31 December 2011 est.)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

4.75% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 157

5.06% (31 December 2011 est.)

Barbados

8.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 107

8.7% (31 December 2011 est.)

Belize

12.4% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 61

13.36% (31 December 2011 est.)

Costa Rica

18.21% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 33

16.15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Cuba

NA%

Dominica

9.03% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 104

8.88% (31 December 2011 est.)

Dominican Republic

15.48% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 37

15.55% (31 December 2011 est.)

El Salvador

5.6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 143

5.99% (31 December 2011 est.)

Grenada

9.75% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 80

10.68% (31 December 2011 est.)

Guatemala

13.49% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 60

13.43% (31 December 2011 est.)

Haiti

8.93% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 69

11.61% (31 December 2011 est.)

Honduras

18.45% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 23

18.56% (31 December 2011 est.)

Jamaica

17.63% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 17

19.51% (31 December 2011 est.)

Montserrat

8.16% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 109

8.56% (31 December 2011 est.)

Nicaragua

11.99% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 83

10.54% (31 December 2011 est.)

Panama

6.91% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 128

6.91% (31 December 2011 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

8.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 94

9.45% (31 December 2011 est.)

Saint Lucia

9.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 88

10% (31 December 2011 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

9.43% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 97

9.13% (31 December 2011 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago

7.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 117

7.97% (31 December 2011 est.)

Europe

39 entries

Albania

10.88% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 65

12.43% (31 December 2011 est.)

Austria

2.2% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 180

2.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Belarus

19.49% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 59

13.58% (31 December 2011 est.)

Belgium

3.62% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 170

3.93% (31 December 2011 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 126

7.14% (31 December 2011 est.)

Bulgaria

9.72% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 81

10.63% (31 December 2011 est.)

Croatia

9.48% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 92

9.68% (31 December 2011 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

5.41% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 147

5.72% (31 December 2011 est.)

Denmark

3.6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 168

4.03% (31 December 2011 est.)

Estonia

5.75% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 139

6.12% (31 December 2011 est.)

European Union

5.9% (31 December 2010 est.)

country comparison to the world: 121

7.52% (31 December 2009 est.)

Finland

2.06% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 179

2.68% (31 December 2011 est.)

France

3.44% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 173

3.43% (31 December 2011 est.)

Germany

3.07% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 169

3.94% (31 December 2011 est.)

Greece

7.33% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 125

7.15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Hungary

9.02% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 113

8.34% (31 December 2011 est.)

Ireland

3.55% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 172

3.81% (31 December 2011 est.)

Italy

5.22% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 162

4.6% (31 December 2011 est.)

Kosovo

13.86% (31 December 2011 est.)

country comparison to the world: 53

14.31% (31 December 2010 est.)

Latvia

5.52% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 136

6.39% (31 December 2011 est.)

Lithuania

5.28% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 145

5.78% (31 December 2011 est.)

Malta

4.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 161

4.76% (31 December 2011 est.)

Moldova

13.4% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 51

14.44% (31 December 2011 est.)

Montenegro

9.69% (31 December 2011 est.)

country comparison to the world: 93

9.53% (31 December 2010 est.)

Netherlands

2.65% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 175

3.19% (31 December 2011 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

8.48% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 105

8.87% (31 December 2011 est.)

Norway

3.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 163

4.4% (31 December 2011 est.)

Poland

8.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 110

8.47% (31 December 2011 est.)

Portugal

6.37% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 148

5.71% (31 December 2011 est.)

Romania

11.33% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 67

12.12% (31 December 2011 est.)

San Marino

5.92% (31 December 2011 est.)

country comparison to the world: 153

5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)

Serbia

17.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 24

18.4% (31 December 2011 est.)

Slovakia

3.47% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 171

3.91% (31 December 2011 est.)

Slovenia

5.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 144

5.82% (31 December 2011 est.)

Spain

8.3% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 114

8.09% (31 December 2011 est.)

Sweden

3.57% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 166

4.28% (31 December 2011 est.)

Switzerland

2.69% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 178

2.72% (31 December 2011 est.)

Ukraine

18.39% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 36

15.95% (31 December 2011 est.)

United Kingdom

4.22% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 167

4.08% (31 December 2011 est.)

Middle East

16 entries

Bahrain

6.05% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 129

6.83% (31 December 2011 est.)

Cyprus

7.05% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 130

6.83% (31 December 2011 est.)

Gaza Strip

see entry for West Bank

Iran

11% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 70

11.25% (31 December 2011 est.)

Iraq

6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 142

6% (31 December 2011 est.)

Israel

5.16% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 149

5.53% (31 December 2011 est.)

Jordan

8.95% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 108

8.67% (31 December 2011 est.)

Kuwait

5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 156

5.2% (31 December 2011 est.)

Lebanon

7.25% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 120

7.53% (31 December 2011 est.)

Oman

5.65% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 138

6.19% (31 December 2011 est.)

Qatar

5.38% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 152

5.49% (31 December 2011 est.)

Saudi Arabia

6.8% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 124

7.2% (31 December 2011 est.)

Syria

11.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 84

10.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

19% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 28

17% (31 December 2011 est.)

West Bank

6.97% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 131

6.79% (31 December 2011 est.)

Yemen

23% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 11

25% (31 December 2011 est.)

North America

3 entries

Canada

3% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 176

3% (31 December 2011 est.)

Mexico

4.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 159

4.92% (31 December 2011 est.)

United States

3.25% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 174

3.25% (31 December 2011 est.)

Oceania

9 entries

Australia

6.98% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 118

7.74% (31 December 2011 est.)

Fiji

7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 122

7.47% (31 December 2011 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

14.35% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 52

14.35% (31 December 2011 est.)

New Zealand

5.82% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 140

6.11% (31 December 2011 est.)

Papua New Guinea

10.82% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 79

10.81% (31 December 2011 est.)

Samoa

9.86% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 89

9.97% (31 December 2011 est.)

Solomon Islands

11.28% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 64

13.17% (31 December 2011 est.)

Tonga

10.36% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 72

11.21% (31 December 2011 est.)

Vanuatu

6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 151

5.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

South America

12 entries

Argentina

14.06% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 56

14.09% (31 December 2011 est.)

Bolivia

11.14% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 78

10.92% (31 December 2011 est.)

Brazil

36.64% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 2

43.88% (31 December 2011 est.)

Chile

10.06% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 98

9.03% (31 December 2011 est.)

Colombia

12.6% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 71

11.22% (31 December 2011 est.)

Ecuador

8.17% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 112

8.35% (31 December 2011 est.)

Guyana

13.86% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 50

14.45% (31 December 2011 est.)

Paraguay

29.1% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 6

28.94% (31 December 2011 est.)

Peru

19.23% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 22

18.69% (31 December 2011 est.)

note: domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity

Suriname

11.73% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 68

11.75% (31 December 2011 est.)

Uruguay

11.2% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 91

9.78% (31 December 2011 est.)

Venezuela

16.38% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 27

17.15% (31 December 2011 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

5.5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 150

5.5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

13% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 32

16.33% (31 December 2011 est.)

Cambodia

12.98% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 39

15.22% (31 December 2011 est.)

Hong Kong

5% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 158

5% (31 December 2011 est.)

Indonesia

11.8% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 66

12.4% (31 December 2011 est.)

note: these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans

Laos

22.3% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 14

21.9% (31 December 2011 est.)

Macau

5.25% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 155

5.25% (31 December 2011 est.)

Malaysia

4.7% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 160

4.83% (31 December 2011 est.)

Philippines

5.68% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 134

6.66% (31 December 2011 est.)

Singapore

5.38% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 154

5.38% (31 December 2011 est.)

Taiwan

2.88% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 177

2.88% (31 December 2011 est.)

Thailand

7.1% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 127

6.91% (31 December 2011 est.)

Timor-Leste

12.21% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 74

11.04% (31 December 2011 est.)

Vietnam

13.47% (31 December 2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 30

16.96% (31 December 2011 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013, “Commercial bank prime lending rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/commercial-bank-prime-lending-rate/2013.

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