Lending interest rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lending interest rate was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Bangladesh, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 8.6% for lending interest rate in 2025.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Bangladesh peaked at 14.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 71st of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More financial sector data for Bangladesh
- Net migration -402,100 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.91 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 28.53 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 34.4% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.38 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.9% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 34.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 34.5% (2025)
- Broad money 47.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 121.92 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Bangladesh?
- Lending interest rate in Bangladesh was 8.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lending interest rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 71st out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.