Lending interest rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Lending interest rate was 15.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Azerbaijan, 1998–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 15.3% for lending interest rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 20.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2023.
Azerbaijan ranks 31st of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 17.2% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Azerbaijan
- Net migration 8,731 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.95 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 36.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.8% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 25.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.8% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.9% (2025)
- Broad money 38.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.7 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Azerbaijan?
- Lending interest rate in Azerbaijan was 15.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for lending interest rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 31st out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.