Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2008. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, lending rate, percent per annum in Equatorial Guinea stood at 15. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2007.
That places Equatorial Guinea 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.5 | — |
| 1991 | 18.15 | -1.9% |
| 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% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 15 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.99, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea'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 Equatorial Guinea 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.34 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.74 | 15 | 22 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More financial sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.49 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 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.55 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 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.49 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Equatorial Guinea was 15 in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2008.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.