COUNTRY COMPARISON :: COMMERCIAL BANK PRIME LENDING RATE
Commercial bank prime lending rate compares a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
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1      Madagascar                                         62.00                                             
2      Brazil                                             47.40                                             
3      Malawi                                             42.88                                             
4      Argentina                                          32.30                                             
5      Syria                                              32.00                                             
6      Ghana                                              31.80                                             
7      Gambia, The                                        30.60                                             
8      Angola                                             30.00                                             
9      Yemen                                              27.00                                             
10     Tajikistan                                         26.00                                             
11     Mozambique                                         24.90                                             
12     Kyrgyzstan                                         23.30                                             
13     Uganda                                             22.60                                             
14     Venezuela                                          22.50                                             
15     Guinea                                             22.00                                             
16     Paraguay                                           21.00                                             
17     Honduras                                           20.80                                             
18     Zimbabwe                                           20.00                                             
19     Congo, Democratic Republic of the                  19.50                                             
20     Mongolia                                           19.30                                             
21     Sierra Leone                                       18.90                                             
22     Ukraine                                            18.50                                             
23     Belarus                                            18.00                                             
24     Nigeria                                            18.00                                             
25     Armenia                                            17.50                                             
26     Kenya                                              17.50                                             
27     Rwanda                                             17.30                                             
28     Mauritania                                         17.00                                             
29     Jamaica                                            16.60                                             
30     Laos                                               16.50                                             
31     Peru                                               16.10                                             
32     Uzbekistan                                         16.00                                             
33     Zambia                                             15.70                                             
34     Uruguay                                            15.50                                             
35     Central African Republic                           15.50                                             
36     Chad                                               15.50                                             
37     Gabon                                              15.50                                             
38     Turkey                                             15.20                                             
39     Sao Tome and Principe                              15.00                                             
40     Guinea-Bissau                                      15.00                                             
41     Burma                                              15.00                                             
42     Afghanistan                                        15.00                                             
43     Nicaragua                                          15.00                                             
44     Costa Rica                                         14.50                                             
45     Colombia                                           14.50                                             
46     Senegal                                            14.30                                             
47     Tanzania                                           14.20                                             
48     Equatorial Guinea                                  14.00                                             
49     Congo, Republic of the                             14.00                                             
50     Burundi                                            13.90                                             
51     Bhutan                                             13.70                                             
52     Suriname                                           13.60                                             
53     Liberia                                            13.60                                             
54     Timor-Leste                                        13.50                                             
55     Guatemala                                          13.20                                             
56     Iran                                               13.00                                             
57     Guyana                                             13.00                                             
58     Haiti                                              12.90                                             
59     Georgia                                            12.90                                             
60     Kosovo                                             12.80                                             
61     Russia                                             12.70                                             
62     Cameroon                                           12.50                                             
63     Seychelles                                         12.50                                             
64     Egypt                                              12.50                                             
65     Kazakhstan                                         12.40                                             
66     Lesotho                                            12.30                                             
67     Sri Lanka                                          12.29                                             
68     Azerbaijan                                         12.20                                             
69     Ethiopia                                           12.20                                             
70     Indonesia                                          12.20                                             
71     Moldova                                            12.00                                             
72     Cambodia                                           11.80                                             
73     Djibouti                                           11.70                                             
74     Belize                                             10.80                                             
75     Namibia                                            10.75                                             
76     Bangladesh                                         10.70                                             
77     Swaziland                                          10.60                                             
78     Tuvalu                                             10.60                                             
79     South Africa                                       10.60                                             
80     Maldives                                           10.50                                             
81     Comoros                                            10.50                                             
82     Solomon Islands                                    10.10                                             
83     Cabo Verde                                         10.00                                             
84     Antigua and Barbuda                                9.80                                              
85     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines                   9.40                                              
86     Samoa                                              9.40                                              
87     Saint Kitts and Nevis                              9.40                                              
88     India                                              9.30                                              
89     Mali                                               9.30                                              
90     Montenegro                                         9.22                                              
91     Albania                                            9.10                                              
92     Aruba                                              9.00                                              
93     Anguilla                                           9.00                                              
94     Ecuador                                            9.00                                              
95     Grenada                                            9.00                                              
96     Saint Lucia                                        8.80                                              
97     Dominica                                           8.60                                              
98     Nepal                                              8.60                                              
99     Trinidad and Tobago                                8.50                                              
100    Mauritius                                          8.30                                              
101    Papua New Guinea                                   8.30                                              
102    Montserrat                                         8.20                                              
103    Lebanon                                            8.20                                              
104    Barbados                                           8.10                                              
105    Algeria                                            8.00                                              
106    Jordan                                             8.00                                              
107    Tonga                                              8.00                                              
108    Bolivia                                            7.60                                              
109    Iceland                                            7.60                                              
110    Panama                                             7.50                                              
111    Tunisia                                            7.31                                              
112    Saudi Arabia                                       7.10                                              
113    Micronesia, Federated States of                    7.10                                              
114    Botswana                                           7.00                                              
115    West Bank                                          7.00                                              
116    Vietnam                                            6.80                                              
117    Bulgaria                                           6.58                                              
118    El Salvador                                        6.50                                              
119    Pakistan                                           6.46                                              
120    Thailand                                           6.40                                              
121    Serbia                                             6.29                                              
122    Chile                                              6.10                                              
123    Romania                                            6.00                                              
124    Libya                                              6.00                                              
125    Bahamas, The                                       6.00                                              
126    Philippines                                        6.00                                              
127    San Marino                                         5.92                                              
128    Fiji                                               5.90                                              
129    Morocco                                            5.90                                              
130    Dominican Republic                                 5.87                                              
131    Greece                                             5.70                                              
132    Brunei                                             5.50                                              
133    Singapore                                          5.40                                              
134    Macau                                              5.40                                              
135    Bahrain                                            5.40                                              
136    Australia                                          5.10                                              
137    Poland                                             5.10                                              
138    Hong Kong                                          5.00                                              
139    New Zealand                                        5.00                                              
140    Bosnia and Herzegovina                             5.00                                              
141    Qatar                                              5.00                                              
142    Oman                                               5.00                                              
143    Estonia                                            4.80                                              
144    Croatia                                            4.80                                              
145    Kuwait                                             4.60                                              
146    United Kingdom                                     4.60                                              
147    Iraq                                               4.50                                              
148    Latvia                                             4.50                                              
149    Cyprus                                             4.50                                              
150    Malaysia                                           4.40                                              
151    China                                              4.35                                              
152    Mexico                                             4.30                                              
153    Czechia                                            4.20                                              
154    Portugal                                           4.10                                              
155    Macedonia                                          4.00                                              
156    Puerto Rico                                        4.00                                              
157    Italy                                              3.80                                              
158    Denmark                                            3.70                                              
159    United States                                      3.50                                              
160    Niger                                              3.50                                              
161    Korea, South                                       3.40                                              
162    Israel                                             3.30                                              
163    Ireland                                            3.30                                              
164    Vanuatu                                            3.30                                              
165    Lithuania                                          3.10                                              
166    Malta                                              2.90                                              
167    Slovakia                                           2.70                                              
168    Canada                                             2.70                                              
169    Taiwan                                             2.63                                              
170    Switzerland                                        2.60                                              
171    Netherlands                                        2.59                                              
172    Cote d'Ivoire                                      2.50                                              
173    Belgium                                            2.50                                              
174    Spain                                              2.40                                              
175    Slovenia                                           2.30                                              
176    Hungary                                            2.30                                              
177    France                                             2.00                                              
178    Sweden                                             2.00                                              
179    Austria                                            1.80                                              
180    Germany                                            1.70                                              
181    Japan                                              1.50                                              
182    Finland                                            1.46                                              
183    Norway                                             1.40                                              
184    European Union                                     .32                                               
