Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Lending Rate, Percent per annum
Sierra Leone
21.44
in 2025
Uganda
19.85
in 2018
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Uganda rank
13th
Lending Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 21.44 against 19.85 in Uganda, a difference of 1.59.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 13th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.66 | 24.41 | 4.74 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 37.16 | 26.36 | 10.8 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 23.5 | 20.31 | 3.19 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 18.87 | 22.29 | 3.43 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending rate, percent per annum, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
- Sierra Leone, at 21.44 against 19.85 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lending rate, percent per annum between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 1.59, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 13th 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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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.