Australia vs Hong Kong, China: Lending Rate, Percent per annum

Australia
5.1
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
5.18
in 2025
Australia rank
122nd
Hong Kong, China rank
120th

Lending Rate, Percent per annum over time

  • Australia
  • Hong Kong, China
57.51012.51517.5195919922025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 5.18 against 5.1 in Australia, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 122nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 120th of 144 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1990s 9.95 8.53 1.42 Australia
2000s 7.26 6.32 0.934 Australia
2010s 6.07 5.01 1.06 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lending rate, percent per annum, Australia or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 5.18 against 5.1 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in lending rate, percent per annum between Australia and Hong Kong, China?
0.08, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong, China?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Australia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for lending rate, percent per annum?
Australia ranks 122nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 120th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lending Rate, Percent per annum
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
146 places, 4,725 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.