Lending interest rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Lending interest rate was 1.5% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Netherlands, 1999–2013
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.5% for lending interest rate in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Netherlands peaked at 5.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 146th out of 148 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 143 Switzerland 3.0% compare
- 144 Israel 3.0% compare
- 145 Canada 2.7% compare
- 147 Japan 1.0% compare
- 148 United Kingdom 0.5% compare
More financial sector data for Netherlands
- Net migration 104,681 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.73 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.65 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 85.5% (2023)
- Net foreign assets 352,068.00 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.9% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 82.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 82.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 126.58 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Netherlands?
- Lending interest rate in Netherlands was 1.5% in 2013, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for lending interest rate?
- Netherlands ranks 146th out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.