Lending interest rate in Guyana
Guyana: Lending interest rate was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Guyana, 1981–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Guyana is 8.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Guyana peaked at 33.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2025.
Guyana ranks 80th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 16.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.5% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Guyana
- Net migration -5,092 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.8499 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 1.49 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 11.3% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 347.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 14.8% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 11.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 15.6% (2025)
- Broad money 28.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 208.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Guyana?
- Lending interest rate in Guyana was 8.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for lending interest rate?
- Guyana ranks 80th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.