Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Gabon
Gabon: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 15 in 2008. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Gabon, 1990β2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, lending rate, percent per annum in Gabon 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 Gabon peaked at 22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2007.
Gabon ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.34 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.74 | 15 | 22 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 27 Georgia 15.91 compare
- 28 Azerbaijan, Republic of 15.34 compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 15.25 compare
- 30 Central African Republic 15 compare
- 30 Cameroon 15 compare
- 30 Congo, Republic of 15 compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 15 compare
- 30 Chad 15 compare
More financial sector data for Gabon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.3% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.25 (2015)
- Net domestic credit 2.41 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 481.13 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.4% (2019)
- Broad money 22.9% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.5% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.4% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Gabon?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Gabon was 15 in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2007.
- How does Gabon rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Gabon ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2008.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.