Lending interest rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Lending interest rate was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Cape Verde, 2006–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Cape Verde stood at 7.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Cape Verde peaked at 11.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2023.
That places Cape Verde 87th 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 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Net migration -1,284 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.69 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 195.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 53.4% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 118.67 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 54.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.0% (2025)
- Broad money 94.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 97.86 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Cape Verde?
- Lending interest rate in Cape Verde was 7.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for lending interest rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.