Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Tonga
Tonga: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 7.56 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Tonga, 2012–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Tonga stood at 7.56. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Tonga peaked at 9.93 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.56, in 2025.
That places Tonga 90th 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 14 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.93 | — |
| 2013 | 9.35 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 8.64 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 8.24 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 7.93 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 7.87 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.04 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 8.07 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.83 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.76 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.86 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.74 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 7.76 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 7.56 | -2.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.99, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.48, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.51 | 7.87 | 9.93 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 7.56 | 7.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 87 Algeria 8 compare
- 87 Nepal 8
- 89 Cape Verde 7.75 compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 7.5 compare
- 92 Philippines 7.1 compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.06 compare
More financial sector data for Tonga
- 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 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 45.37 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 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 33.13 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 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 45.37 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 Tonga?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Tonga was 7.56 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 in 2012.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.56 in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Tonga ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.