Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil
Brazil: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 45.33 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Brazil, 1997β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Brazil is 45.33, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Brazil peaked at 86.36 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.39, in 2013.
Brazil ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.67 | 78.19 | 86.36 | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.11 | 43.72 | 67.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.94 | 27.39 | 52.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.94 | 29.04 | 45.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 Madagascar, Republic of 60 compare
- 2 Zimbabwe 46.36 compare
- 3 Argentina 46.02 compare
- 5 Malawi 37.06 compare
- 6 Egypt, Arab Republic of 24.29 compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24.11 compare
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Broad money 118.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 55.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.59 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -217,283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Brazil?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Brazil was 45.33 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 86.36 in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.39 in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.