Lending interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Lending interest rate was 6.4% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Lending interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda, 1982β2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 6.4%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 13.1% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2025.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 98th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 9.4% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,625 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 276.09 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 276.39 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,934 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 0.5614 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,934 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Lending interest rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 6.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1994.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for lending interest rate?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 98th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.