Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Barbados
Barbados: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 8.05 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Barbados, 1981β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, lending rate, percent per annum in Barbados stood at 8.05. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Barbados peaked at 13.54 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.05, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 84th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.65 | 8.75 | 13.38 | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.44 | 8.92 | 13.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.46 | 8.33 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.34 | 8.05 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.05 | 8.05 | 8.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.6% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.26 (2017)
- Net domestic credit 12.13 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 2.26 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
- Broad money 97.5% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.0% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -87 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Barbados?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Barbados was 8.05 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.54 in 1992.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.05 in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Barbados ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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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.