Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Chad
Chad: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Chad, 1979–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Chad is 15, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Chad peaked at 22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 1979.
Chad ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8.5 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | +29.4% |
| 1981 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.5 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 10.79 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 11.5 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 13.38 | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 18.15 | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 17.77 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 17.46 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.5 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 22 | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.67 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 18 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.67 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.33 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 15 | -2.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 15 is above the median for low income countries, which is 15, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Chad's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +37.5% | 16 | 22 |
| 1991 | +35.7% | 13.38 | 18.15 |
| 1980 | +29.4% | 8.5 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.13 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.82 | 13.38 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.08 | 15 | 22 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 27 Georgia 15.91 compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 15.34 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 15.25 compare
- 30 Central African Republic 15 compare
- 30 Cameroon 15 compare
- 30 Congo 15 compare
- 30 Gabon 15 compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 15 compare
More financial sector data for Chad
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.2202 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1608 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.2202 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Chad?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Chad was 15 in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 1979.
- How does Chad rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Chad ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2007.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.