Lending interest rate in Algeria

Algeria: Lending interest rate was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
8.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 148 countries
All-time high
19.0%
in 1996
All-time low
8.0%
in 2004
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Lending interest rate in Algeria, 1995–2025

051015201995201020251995: 18.4 %1996: 19 %1997: 15.7 %1998: 11.5 %1999: 10.8 %2000: 10 %2001: 9.5 %2002: 8.6 %2003: 8.1 %2004: 8 %2005: 8 %2006: 8 %2007: 8 %2008: 8 %2009: 8 %2010: 8 %2011: 8 %2012: 8 %2013: 8 %2014: 8 %2015: 8 %2016: 8 %2017: 8 %2018: 8 %2019: 8 %2020: 8 %2021: 8 %2022: 8 %2023: 8 %2024: 8 %2025: 8 %

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, lending interest rate in Algeria stood at 8.0%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Algeria peaked at 19.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2004.

That places Algeria 85th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.1% 10.8% 19.0% 5
2000s 8.4% 8.0% 10.0% 10
2010s 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 10
2020s 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 6

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 82 Barbados 8.1% compare
  2. 83 Comoros 8.0% compare
  3. 84 Hungary 8.0% compare
  4. 85 Ethiopia 8.0% compare
  5. 87 Cape Verde 7.7% compare
  6. 88 Tonga 7.6% compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

More financial sector data for Algeria

All data for Algeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is lending interest rate in Algeria?
Lending interest rate in Algeria was 8.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1996.
What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2004.
How does Algeria rank for lending interest rate?
Algeria ranks 85th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

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.