Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 9.85 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles, 1989–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Seychelles is 9.85, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Seychelles peaked at 16.22 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.1, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 67th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.51 | — |
| 1990 | 15.65 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 15.58 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 15.56 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.71 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.72 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.76 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 16.22 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.88 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 14.3 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.17 | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 10.74 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 10.63 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.59 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.62 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.99 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 9.77 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.05 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 10.89 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 11.81 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 15.35 | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7 | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 11.19 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 12.19 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 12.29 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.65 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 12.36 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 12.36 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.24 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.31 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.6 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 11.61 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 9.16 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.53 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.81 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 9.85 | +0.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 9.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.18, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 9.85 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +30.0% | 11.81 | 15.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.51 | 15.51 | 15.51 | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.05 | 11.17 | 16.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 | 9.77 | 15.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.19 | 11.19 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.84 | 9.1 | 11.61 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- 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 39.96 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 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.18 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 39.96 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 Seychelles?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Seychelles was 9.85 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 16.22 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Seychelles ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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