Lending interest rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Lending interest rate was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Bahamas, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Bahamas is 4.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Bahamas peaked at 11.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2017.
Bahamas ranks 134th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Net migration 935 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.95 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 10.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 40.4% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.97 billion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.4% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 40.5% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.9% (2016)
- Broad money 68.8% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Bahamas?
- Lending interest rate in Bahamas was 4.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2017.
- How does Bahamas rank for lending interest rate?
- Bahamas ranks 134th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.