Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2007. β² Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Congo, Republic of, 1979β2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Congo, Republic of recorded 15 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2007.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Congo, Republic of peaked at 22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1979.
That places Congo, Republic of 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.59 | 11 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.92 | 14.38 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.08 | 15 | 22 | 8 |
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- 30 Gabon 15 compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 15 compare
- 30 Chad 15 compare
More financial sector data for Congo, Republic of
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 1.81 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 230.97 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Broad money 28.4% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.2% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,999 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Congo, Republic of?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Congo, Republic of was 15 in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1979.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2007.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of 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.