Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 12.14 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Jamaica, 1976β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 12.14 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Jamaica peaked at 49.46 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.4, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.78 | 13.68 | 13.86 | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.18 | 15.63 | 27.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.49 | 27 | 49.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.49 | 16.43 | 23.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8 | 13 | 20.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.79 | 11.4 | 12.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 711,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 88.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 45.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Jamaica?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Jamaica was 12.14 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 49.46 in 1994.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.