COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Ethiopia Lending Interest Rate
Ethiopia lending interest rate: latest available value for 2008, historical series from 1985, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
FR.INR.LEND| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8,00 | 0,50 |
| 2007 | 7,50 | 0,50 |
| 2006 | 7,00 | 0,00 |
| 2005 | 7,00 | 0,00 |
| 2004 | 7,00 | 0,00 |
| 2003 | 7,00 | -1,66 |
| 2002 | 8,66 | -2,20 |
| 2001 | 10,87 | -0,03 |
| 2000 | 10,89 | 0,31 |
| 1999 | 10,58 | 0,08 |
| 1998 | 10,50 | 0,00 |
| 1997 | 10,50 | -3,42 |
| 1996 | 13,92 | -1,17 |
| 1995 | 15,08 | 0,75 |
| 1994 | 14,33 | 0,33 |
| 1993 | 14,00 | 6,00 |
| 1992 | 8,00 | 2,00 |
| 1991 | 6,00 | 0,00 |
| 1990 | 6,00 | 0,00 |
| 1989 | 6,00 | 0,00 |
| 1988 | 6,00 | 0,00 |
| 1987 | 6,00 | -1,25 |
| 1986 | 7,25 | -1,25 |
| 1985 | 8,50 | — |
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)
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesEthiopia recorded 8,00 percent in 2008, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2007, the lending interest rate increased by 0,50.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 24 observations from 1985 to 2008, the average was 9,02; the minimum was 6,00 in 1987 and the maximum was 15,08 in 1995.
Ethiopia ranks 64 out of 148 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Low income group.
Cost of borrowing from financial institutions.