Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Congo
Congo: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2007. ▲ Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Congo, 1979–2007
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Congo 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 peaked at 22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1979.
That places Congo 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.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 9 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.5 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 11.12 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 11.79 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 14.38 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 18.15 | +26.2% |
| 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% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.63, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo'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 Congo 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 | +26.2% | 14.38 | 18.15 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 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 Gabon 15 compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 15 compare
- 30 Chad 15 compare
More financial sector data for Congo
- 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 4.25 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.1 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 4.25 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 Congo?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Congo was 15 in 2007, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1979.
- How does Congo rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Congo ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2007.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.