Lending interest rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lending interest rate was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Bhutan, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 11.8% for lending interest rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Bhutan peaked at 17.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 50th of 148 countries on this measure, 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 | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.5% | 14.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bhutan
- Net migration 455 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.61 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 244.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.3% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 116.48 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.8% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.3% (2025)
- Broad money 83.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 87.16 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Bhutan?
- Lending interest rate in Bhutan was 11.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for lending interest rate?
- Bhutan ranks 50th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.