Which has higher lending interest rate, Italy or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Italy as of 2025.

What is the difference in lending interest rate between Italy and Republic of Korea?

0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

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.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Lending interest rate

Italy

4.1%

in 2025

Republic of Korea

4.2%

in 2025

Italy rank

139th

Republic of Korea rank

137th

Lending interest rate over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 139th and Republic of Korea ranks 137th of 148 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.6%	11.9%	2.3%	Republic of Korea
2000s	6.1%	6.6%	0.5%	Republic of Korea
2010s	4.0%	4.3%	0.3%	Republic of Korea
2020s	3.5%	4.0%	0.5%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lending interest rate, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in lending interest rate between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for lending interest rate?: Italy ranks 139th and Republic of Korea ranks 137th 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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Indicator: Lending interest rate (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 4,788 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.