Australia vs Kuwait: Lending interest rate

Australia
5.1%
in 2019
Kuwait
5.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
123rd
Kuwait rank
124th

Lending interest rate over time

  • Australia
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 123rd and Kuwait ranks 124th 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.