Argentina vs Brazil: Lending interest rate

Argentina
46.0%
in 2025
Brazil
45.3%
in 2025
Argentina rank
3rd
Brazil rank
4th

Lending interest rate over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 46.0% against 45.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 4th of 148 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Lending interest rate (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 4,788 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.