Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Madagascar
Madagascar: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 60 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Madagascar, 1989–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Madagascar stood at 60. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Madagascar peaked at 60 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.25, in 1989.
Madagascar ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 22.25 | — |
| 1990 | 25.8 | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 25.48 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 25 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 25.65 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 28.28 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 34.75 | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 35.5 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 30.33 | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 27 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 27.25 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.88 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 25.5 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 25.25 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 24.25 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 24.56 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.88 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 28.15 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 40.27 | +43.1% |
| 2008 | 44 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 44.62 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 46 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 52.5 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 56.12 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 58.98 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 56.72 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 60 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.39 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 49 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 48.87 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 48.28 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.83 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 53.58 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 60 | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 60 | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 60 is above the median for low income countries, which is 15, 4.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 60 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 4.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +43.1% | 28.15 | 40.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.25 | 22.25 | 22.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.5 | 25 | 35.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.94 | 24.25 | 44.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.47 | 46 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.26 | 48.28 | 60 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More financial sector data for Madagascar
- 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9354 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 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.28 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 Madagascar?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Madagascar was 60 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.25 in 1989.
- How does Madagascar rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Madagascar ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.