Lending interest rate in Honduras
Honduras: Lending interest rate was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Honduras, 1982–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Honduras stood at 18.6%.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Honduras peaked at 32.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2023.
That places Honduras 20th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 17.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 19.8% compare
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- 19 Angola 19.4% compare
- 21 Iran 18.0% compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 17.8% compare
- 23 Mozambique 17.5% compare
More financial sector data for Honduras
- Net migration -4,778 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.3 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 825.82 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 181.98 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.1% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 78.5% (2024)
- Broad money 74.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 25.95 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Honduras?
- Lending interest rate in Honduras was 18.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for lending interest rate?
- Honduras ranks 20th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.