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 149 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.
Lending interest rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.5% | — |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 17.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 12.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 17.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 149 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.