Lending interest rate in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of: Lending interest rate was 14.8% in 2017. βΌ Falling
Lending interest rate in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, 2006β2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of is 14.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of peaked at 18.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 33rd out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 3.0% (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.63 (2020)
- Net domestic credit -79.38 billion current LCU (2020)
- Net foreign assets 871.66 billion current LCU (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Broad money 37.5% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -8.3% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 76.81 LCU per US$, period average (2020)
- Net migration -74,404 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Lending interest rate in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of was 14.8% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of rank for lending interest rate?
- Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of ranks 33rd out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.