Burundi vs Jamaica: Lending interest rate

Burundi
12.4%
in 2025
Jamaica
12.1%
in 2025
Burundi rank
47th
Jamaica rank
49th

Lending interest rate over time

  • Burundi
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 12.4% against 12.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Jamaica ahead.

Globally, Burundi ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 49th 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.