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Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Financial sector > Interest rates > Lending interest rate

DEFINITION: Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Zimbabwe 578.96% 2007
2 The Gambia 27% 2008
3 Ghana 25.58% 1988
4 Malawi 25.25% 2009
5 Sierra Leone 24.5% 2008
6 Zambia 22.06% 2009
7 Uganda 20.96% 2009
8 Sri Lanka 18.89% 2008
9 Nigeria 18.36% 2009
10 Burma 17% 2009
11 Jamaica 16.43% 2009
12 Tanzania 15.03% 2009
13 Kenya 14.8% 2009
14 Bangladesh 14.6% 2009
=15 Pakistan 14.54% 2009
=15 Guyana 14.54% 2009
17 Belize 14.08% 2009
18 Bhutan 14% 2007
19 Botswana 13.76% 2009
=20 Maldives 13% 2009
=20 Lesotho 13% 2009
22 India 12.19% 2009
23 Trinidad and Tobago 11.94% 2009
24 Swaziland 11.38% 2009
25 Namibia 11.12% 2009
26 Grenada 11.06% 2009
27 Saint Lucia 10.58% 2009
28 New Zealand 10.4% 2009
29 Antigua and Barbuda 10.07% 2009
30 Barbados 10.03% 2008
31 Dominica 10.02% 2009
32 Jordan 9.25% 2009
33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.75% 2009
34 Bahrain 8.35% 2007
35 United Arab Emirates 8.05% 2001
36 Fiji 7.85% 2009
37 Kuwait 7.61% 2008
38 Qatar 7.04% 2009
39 Australia 6.02% 2009
=40 The Bahamas 5.5% 2009
=40 Brunei 5.5% 2009
42 Singapore 5.38% 2009
43 Malaysia 5.08% 2009
44 Israel 3.73% 2009
45 United States 3.25% 2009
46 Canada 2.4% 2009

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Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Financial sector > Interest rates > Lending interest rate

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Interesting observations about Economy > Financial sector > Interest rates > Lending interest rate

  • Brazil ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Hot countries in 2007.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked second for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Christian countries in 2009.
  • Paraguay ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2009.
  • Ghana ranked third for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Former British colonies in 1988.
  • Germany ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • Georgia ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Europe in 2009.
  • Laos ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2008.
  • Peru ranked third for financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2009.
  • All of the top 2 countries by financial sector > interest rates > lending interest rate are Failed states’ .
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