Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Mongolia

Mongolia: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 9.45 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.45
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
7th
of 33 countries
All-time high
40.85
in 1998
All-time low
9.45
in 2021
Years of data
24
1998–2021

Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Mongolia, 1998–2021

102030401998200920211998: 40.91999: 34.62000: 28.52001: 23.12002: 21.22003: 20.72004: 19.32005: 16.52006: 162007: 14.22008: 15.42009: 17.12010: 14.42011: 12.62012: 13.32013: 12.82014: 12.42015: 12.32016: 12.32017: 11.72018: 10.82019: 10.62020: 10.42021: 9.5

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2021, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Mongolia stood at 9.45. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Mongolia peaked at 40.85 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.45, in 2021.

Mongolia ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Mongolia, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 40.85 —
1999 34.58 -15.4%
2000 28.54 -17.4%
2001 23.13 -19.0%
2002 21.24 -8.2%
2003 20.72 -2.5%
2004 19.27 -7.0%
2005 16.54 -14.2%
2006 16.01 -3.2%
2007 14.22 -11.2%
2008 15.4 +8.3%
2009 17.06 +10.8%
2010 14.42 -15.5%
2011 12.65 -12.3%
2012 13.34 +5.5%
2013 12.84 -3.8%
2014 12.43 -3.2%
2015 12.32 -0.9%
2016 12.34 +0.2%
2017 11.72 -5.0%
2018 10.82 -7.7%
2019 10.63 -1.7%
2020 10.4 -2.2%
2021 9.45 -9.1%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 9.45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.51, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.71 34.58 40.85 2
2000s 19.21 14.22 28.54 10
2010s 12.35 10.63 14.42 10
2020s 9.93 9.45 10.4 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 4 Honduras 10.79 compare
  2. 5 Cambodia 10.06 compare
  3. 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.05 compare
  4. 8 Saint Lucia 9.33 compare
  5. 9 Nicaragua 9.32 compare
  6. 10 Georgia 9.16 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Mongolia?
Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Mongolia was 9.45 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 40.85 in 1998.
What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.45 in 2021.
How does Mongolia rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
Mongolia ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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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