Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 6.16 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Paraguay, 2011–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2021, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Paraguay stood at 6.16. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Paraguay peaked at 9.36 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.16, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.98 | — |
| 2012 | 9.3 | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 8.48 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 8.18 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 8.71 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 9.36 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 8.09 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 7.42 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 8.15 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 7.77 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.16 | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.41 | 7.42 | 9.36 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.97 | 6.16 | 7.77 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Paraguay
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 28.15 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4,007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.22 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 527.02 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.66 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.81 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.34 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,059 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Paraguay?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Paraguay was 6.16 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 in 2016.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Paraguay ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.