Kenya vs Rwanda: Lending interest rate

Kenya
16.6%
in 2024
Rwanda
16.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
27th
Rwanda rank
28th

Lending interest rate over time

  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
10203040197119972024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 16.6% against 16.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 28th 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.