Lending interest rate in Brunei

Brunei: Lending interest rate was 5.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
5.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 148 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 1998
All-time low
5.5%
in 1999
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Lending interest rate in Brunei, 1998–2025

02461998201120251998: 6.5 %1999: 5.5 %2000: 5.5 %2001: 5.5 %2002: 5.5 %2003: 5.5 %2004: 5.5 %2005: 5.5 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 5.5 %2008: 5.5 %2009: 5.5 %2010: 5.5 %2011: 5.5 %2012: 5.5 %2013: 5.5 %2014: 5.5 %2015: 5.5 %2016: 5.5 %2017: 5.5 %2018: 5.5 %2019: 5.5 %2020: 5.5 %2021: 5.5 %2022: 5.5 %2023: 5.5 %2024: 5.5 %2025: 5.5 %

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 5.5% for lending interest rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Brunei peaked at 6.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1999.

Brunei ranks 109th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.0% 5.5% 6.5% 2
2000s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 10
2010s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 10
2020s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is lending interest rate in Brunei?
Lending interest rate in Brunei was 5.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1999.
How does Brunei rank for lending interest rate?
Brunei ranks 109th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brunei 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

Indicator
Lending interest rate (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 4,788 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.