Italy vs South Korea: Lending interest rate

Italy
4.1%
in 2025
South Korea
4.2%
in 2025
Italy rank
139th
South Korea rank
137th

Lending interest rate over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
051015198920072025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 139th and South Korea ranks 137th 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.