Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 17.74 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe is 17.74, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 37.42 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.74, in 2025.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37 | — |
| 2002 | 37.42 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 29.59 | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 29.77 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.2 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 32.4 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 32.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.11 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 28.88 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 26.95 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 26.17 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 25.93 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.18 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 23.31 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.59 | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 19.61 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.87 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.06 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.83 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.49 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 17.9 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 17.81 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.84 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 17.74 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.24 | 29.3 | 37.42 | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.25 | 19.06 | 28.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1 | 17.74 | 18.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 16 Angola 19.37 compare
- 17 Honduras 18.58 compare
- 18 Nigeria 18.45 compare
- 20 Mozambique 17.53 compare
- 21 Russian Federation 17.09 compare
- 22 Mauritania 17 compare
More financial sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 30.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 191.38 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 33.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 22.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0512 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 179.4 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 30.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 191.38 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Sao Tome and Principe was 17.74 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 37.42 in 2002.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.74 in 2025.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.