Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Uganda
Uganda: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 19.85 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Uganda, 1980–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2018, lending rate, percent per annum in Uganda stood at 19.85.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Uganda peaked at 40 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.41 | 12 | 40 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.36 | 20.16 | 39.11 | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.31 | 18.7 | 22.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.29 | 19.85 | 26.15 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 10 Gambia, The 22 compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 21.44 compare
- 12 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 21.06 compare
- 14 Kyrgyz Republic 19.78 compare
- 15 Ukraine 19.7 compare
- 16 Angola 19.37 compare
More financial sector data for Uganda
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 12.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 50.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 18.21 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 12.6% (2025)
- Broad money 22.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 3,603 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -119,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Uganda?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Uganda was 19.85 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 1989.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.