Bhutan vs Iraq: Lending interest rate

Bhutan
11.8%
in 2025
Iraq
12.3%
in 2015
Bhutan rank
50th
Iraq rank
48th

Lending interest rate over time

  • Bhutan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.3% against 11.8% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bhutan ahead.

Globally, Bhutan ranks 50th and Iraq ranks 48th 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.