Lending interest rate in Laos
Laos: Lending interest rate was 22.6% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Lending interest rate in Laos, 1991–2010
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 22.6% for lending interest rate in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Laos peaked at 32.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2010.
That places Laos 11th out of 148 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 8 Tajikistan 23.5% compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.3% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 23.1% compare
- 12 Yemen 22.1% compare
- 13 Gambia 22.0% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 21.4% compare
More financial sector data for Laos
- Net migration -10,645 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 15.71 trillion current LCU (2010)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.9% (2010)
- Net foreign assets 6.26 trillion current LCU (2010)
- Claims on central government, etc. -0.9% (2010)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.9% (2010)
- Domestic credit to private sector 20.9% (2010)
- Broad money 36.2% (2010)
- Official exchange rate 20,167 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Laos?
- Lending interest rate in Laos was 22.6% in 2010, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for lending interest rate?
- Laos ranks 11th out of 148 countries with data for 2010.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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.