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Latin America and Caribbean 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 Brazil 44.65% 2009
2 Paraguay 28.26% 2009
3 Peru 21.04% 2009
4 Venezuela 19.89% 2009
5 Costa Rica 19.72% 2009
6 Honduras 19.16% 2009
7 Dominican Republic 18.14% 2009
8 Haiti 17.25% 2009
9 Jamaica 16.43% 2009
10 Argentina 15.66% 2009
11 Uruguay 15.28% 2009
12 Guyana 14.54% 2009
13 Belize 14.08% 2009
14 Nicaragua 14.04% 2009
15 El Salvador 13.96% 2000
16 Guatemala 13.85% 2009
17 Colombia 12.98% 2009
18 Bolivia 12.36% 2009
19 Ecuador 12.08% 2007
20 Trinidad and Tobago 11.94% 2009
21 Suriname 11.65% 2009
22 Grenada 11.06% 2009
23 Aruba 10.77% 2009
24 Saint Lucia 10.58% 2009
25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.07% 2009
26 Barbados 10.03% 2008
27 Dominica 10.02% 2009
28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.19% 2009
29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.75% 2009
30 Panama 8.25% 2009
31 Chile 7.25% 2009
32 Mexico 7.07% 2009
33 The Bahamas 5.5% 2009

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Latin America and Caribbean 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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