COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Kosovo Lending Interest Rate
Kosovo lending interest rate: latest available value for 2018, historical series from 2013, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
FR.INR.LEND| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,65 | -0,18 |
| 2017 | 6,83 | -0,61 |
| 2016 | 7,45 | -0,87 |
| 2015 | 8,32 | -2,30 |
| 2014 | 10,62 | -1,21 |
| 2013 | 11,82 | — |
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: 2026-09-27 04:54:24. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
5 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 16:25:33 | 2018 | 6,65 | 6,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-09-09 18:34:20 | 2018 | 6,65 | 6,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-08 09:34:35 | 2018 | 6,65 | 6,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-05 06:11:01 | 2018 | 6,65 | 6,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
| 2026-08-02 07:34:41 | 2018 | 6,65 | 6,65 | World Bank Indicators API | 2026-07-13 02:00:00 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesKosovo recorded 6,65 percent in 2018, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2017, the lending interest rate decreased by 0,18.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an downward direction.
Across 6 observations from 2013 to 2018, the average was 8,61; the minimum was 6,65 in 2018 and the maximum was 11,82 in 2013.
Kosovo ranks 54 out of 148 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Europe & Central Asia.
It is also below the available average for the Upper middle income group.
Cost of borrowing from financial institutions.