Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Belize
Belize: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 8.48 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Belize, 1982β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Belize stood at 8.48.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Belize peaked at 16.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.42, in 2024.
Belize ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.32 | 13.56 | 14.69 | 8 |
| 1990s | 15.28 | 14.04 | 16.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.56 | 13.94 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.99 | 9.07 | 13.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 8.42 | 8.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More financial sector data for Belize
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 42.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.49 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Broad money 77.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 360 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Belize?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Belize was 8.48 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Belize ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.