Lending interest rate in Brazil
Brazil: Lending interest rate was 45.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Brazil, 1997–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Brazil stood at 45.3%.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Brazil peaked at 86.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 4th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 78.2% | 86.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 43.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 27.4% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 29.0% | 45.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Brazil
- Net migration -217,283 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.42 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 75.1% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 55.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 75.1% (2025)
- Broad money 118.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 5.59 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Brazil?
- Lending interest rate in Brazil was 45.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for lending interest rate?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.