Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Georgia
Georgia: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 9.16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Georgia, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Georgia stood at 9.16.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Georgia peaked at 20.78 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.66, in 2021.
That places Georgia 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.78 | — |
| 2004 | 17.74 | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 15.05 | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 16.24 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 15.97 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.56 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 18.54 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.66 | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 13.73 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.64 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 10.45 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 9.56 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 8.31 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 8.29 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.31 | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 6.83 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.66 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.37 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 8.54 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 8.96 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 9.16 | +2.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 9.16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.51, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 9.16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.04, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.41 | 15.05 | 20.78 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.07 | 7.31 | 15.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 | 6.66 | 9.16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 7 Mongolia 9.45 compare
- 8 Saint Lucia 9.33 compare
- 9 Nicaragua 9.32 compare
- 11 Haiti 9.07 compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 9 compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 8.95 compare
More financial sector data for Georgia
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0076 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0055 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Georgia?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Georgia was 9.16 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.78 in 2003.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.66 in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Georgia ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.