Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 11.76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Bhutan, 1982–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Bhutan stood at 11.76.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Bhutan peaked at 17 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.54, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 53rd 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.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 15 | — |
| 1983 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.58 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 16 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15.85 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.46 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.19 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 14 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.85 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.75 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.92 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.04 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.03 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 14.15 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.25 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.27 | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 10.54 | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 11.76 | +11.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 11.76 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.63, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 11.76 is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.24, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.06 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.76 | 13.75 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 | 13.92 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.76 | 10.54 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.71 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Bhutan?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Bhutan was 11.76 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 1992.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.54 in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.