Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 8.62 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh stood at 8.62.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh peaked at 14.85 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.21 | — |
| 1977 | 10.21 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.21 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.21 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.52 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 11.13 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 11.13 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.13 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11.13 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.13 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.99 | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 14.85 | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 14.85 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14.85 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.85 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14.77 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.92 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 13.92 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.45 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.99 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 12.99 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.99 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.93 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.1 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 12.76 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.82 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.61 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.04 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 10.4 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 10.62 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 11.66 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 12.63 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 12.89 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.33 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 12.22 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 13.32 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 13.94 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.59 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.95 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 11.71 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 10.41 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 9.54 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 9.65 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.56 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.29 | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 7.32 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7.12 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 7.57 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 9.85 | +30.2% |
| 2025 | 8.62 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.21 | 10.21 | 10.21 | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.37 | 10.52 | 14.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.59 | 12.93 | 14.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.18 | 10.4 | 13.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.69 | 9.54 | 13.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.13 | 7.12 | 9.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 29.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 99.66 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 25.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 110.38 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 118.71 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.86 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Bangladesh was 8.62 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.85 in 1987.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Bangladesh ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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.