Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Argentina
Argentina: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 6.12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Argentina, 2010–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Argentina stood at 6.12.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Argentina peaked at 7.85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2017.
That places Argentina 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.3 | — |
| 2011 | 2.72 | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 4.97 | +82.4% |
| 2013 | 4.94 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.12 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.44 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 3.61 | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 3.88 | +68.7% |
| 2019 | 5.01 | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 6.04 | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 3.47 | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 4.26 | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 7.85 | +84.4% |
| 2024 | 3.82 | -51.3% |
| 2025 | 6.12 | +60.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 6.12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.51, 81% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 6.12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.71, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.13 | 2.3 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 | 3.47 | 7.85 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Argentina?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Argentina was 6.12 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Argentina ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.