Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 46.36 in 2025. β Volatile
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Zimbabwe, 2012β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Zimbabwe stood at 46.36.
The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and up 442.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Zimbabwe peaked at 170.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.91, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.59 | 6.91 | 16.18 | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.64 | 33.01 | 170.29 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 6.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5194 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.59 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 1.55 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Broad money 11.2% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 26.6 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -54,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Zimbabwe?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Zimbabwe was 46.36 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 170.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.91 in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 442.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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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.