Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Australia
Australia: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 5.1 in 2019. β¬ Flat
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Australia, 1959β2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 5.1 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Australia peaked at 16.46 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1959.
That places Australia 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1960s | 5.37 | 5 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.65 | 6.91 | 10.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.21 | 9.98 | 16.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.95 | 6.57 | 16.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.26 | 6.02 | 8.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.07 | 5.1 | 7.74 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 120 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 5.18 compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 5.18 compare
- 123 Kuwait 5.03 compare
- 124 Italy 4.89 compare
- 125 Malaysia 4.82 compare
More financial sector data for Australia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.58 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets -136.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Broad money 133.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Australia?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Australia was 5.1 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 in 1989.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1959.
- How does Australia rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Australia ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending 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.