Lending interest rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Lending interest rate was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Vanuatu, 2013–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 8.4% for lending interest rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Vanuatu peaked at 10.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 77th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 47.8% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.6 (2022)
- Net domestic credit 69.26 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 95.78 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Broad money 82.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -4.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 48.5% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 119.17 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -52 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Vanuatu?
- Lending interest rate in Vanuatu was 8.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for lending interest rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 77th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.