Lending interest rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lending interest rate was 14.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Afghanistan, 2006–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Afghanistan is 14.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Afghanistan peaked at 18.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 33rd out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Afghanistan
- Net migration -74,404 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 16.63 (2020)
- Net domestic credit -79.38 billion current LCU (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 3.0% (2020)
- Net foreign assets 871.66 billion current LCU (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. -8.3% (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 3.1% (2020)
- Broad money 37.5% (2020)
- Official exchange rate 76.81 LCU per US$, period average (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Afghanistan?
- Lending interest rate in Afghanistan was 14.8% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for lending interest rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 33rd out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.