Sweden vs United States: Lending interest rate

Sweden
3.7%
in 2006
United States
3.2%
in 2021
Sweden rank
141st
United States rank
142nd

Lending interest rate over time

  • Sweden
  • United States
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.7% against 3.2% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Sweden ranks 141st and United States ranks 142nd 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.