Lending interest rate in Belize
Belize: Lending interest rate was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Belize, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Belize stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Belize peaked at 16.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
That places Belize 76th 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 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Belize
- Net migration 360 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.49 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 4.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 42.9% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.7% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 43.1% (2025)
- Broad money 77.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Belize?
- Lending interest rate in Belize was 8.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for lending interest rate?
- Belize ranks 76th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.