Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Lending interest rate
Sierra Leone
21.4%
in 2025
Uganda
19.8%
in 2018
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Uganda rank
16th
Lending interest rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 21.4% against 19.8% in Uganda, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Globally, Sierra Leone ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 148 countries.
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About this data
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.