Lending interest rate in Dominica
Dominica: Lending interest rate was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Dominica, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.8% for lending interest rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Dominica peaked at 11.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 107th 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 | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Dominica
- Net migration -242 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.87 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 985.40 million current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 38.1% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.1% (2025)
- Broad money 80.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.7 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Dominica?
- Lending interest rate in Dominica was 5.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for lending interest rate?
- Dominica ranks 107th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.