COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Bhutan Lending Interest Rate
Bhutan lending interest rate: latest available value for 2025, historical series from 2016, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
FR.INR.LEND| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,76 | 1,22 |
| 2024 | 10,54 | -1,73 |
| 2023 | 12,27 | -1,73 |
| 2022 | 14,00 | 0,00 |
| 2021 | 14,00 | 0,00 |
| 2020 | 14,00 | 0,00 |
| 2019 | 14,00 | 0,00 |
| 2018 | 14,00 | -0,25 |
| 2017 | 14,25 | 0,10 |
| 2016 | 14,15 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.
Source organization: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Metadata fetched: 2026-08-01 01:32:54. Open original metadata response.
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesBhutan recorded 11,76 percent in 2025, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2024, the lending interest rate increased by 1,22.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 10 observations from 2016 to 2025, the average was 13,30; the minimum was 10,54 in 2024 and the maximum was 14,25 in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 91 out of 135 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is above the available average for South Asia.
It is also below the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Cost of borrowing from financial institutions.