Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia
Liberia: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 12.99 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 12.99 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Liberia peaked at 22.14 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.44, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 45th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.33 | — |
| 1982 | 18.23 | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 20.69 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 20.62 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 19.34 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 14.45 | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 13.63 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 13.36 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 13.82 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 14.03 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 15.05 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 14.53 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 15.57 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 15.3 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 16.82 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 21.74 | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 16.72 | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 20.53 | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 22.14 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 20.2 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 17.06 | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 17.03 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 15.5 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 15.05 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.4 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 14.19 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.24 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.75 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 13.52 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.49 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.5 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.61 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.59 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.25 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.78 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 12.44 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.44 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.61 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.44 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 13.04 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 12.99 | -0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 12.99 is below the median for low income countries, which is 15, 87% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 12.99 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.2% | 16.82 | 21.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.61 | 13.36 | 20.69 | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.22 | 14.03 | 21.74 | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.42 | 14.19 | 22.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.42 | 12.44 | 14.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.83 | 12.44 | 13.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More financial sector data for Liberia
- 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.64 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 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.73 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 Liberia?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Liberia was 12.99 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.14 in 2001.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.44 in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Liberia ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.