Egypt vs Malawi: Lending interest rate
Egypt
24.3%
in 2024
Malawi
37.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
7th
Malawi rank
5th
Lending interest rate over time
- Egypt
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 37.1% against 24.3% in Egypt, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 5th of 148 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 16.5% | 4.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 19.1% | 3.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 33.6% | 17.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 38.9% | 25.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 35.6% | 22.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 28.8% | 14.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending interest rate, Egypt or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 37.1% against 24.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lending interest rate between Egypt and Malawi?
- 12.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Malawi rank globally for lending interest rate?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 5th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.