Lending interest rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Lending interest rate was 60.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lending interest rate in Madagascar, 1989–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Madagascar is 60.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Madagascar peaked at 60.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1989.
Madagascar ranks 1st of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 24.2% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 46.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 48.3% | 60.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Madagascar
- Net migration -2,227 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.5 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 17.77 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.3% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 10.30 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.7% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 16.5% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 16.5% (2024)
- Broad money 27.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 4,530 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Madagascar?
- Lending interest rate in Madagascar was 60.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1989.
- How does Madagascar rank for lending interest rate?
- Madagascar ranks 1st out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.