This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers. | Rank | country | (%) | Date of Information | | | | 2 | Brazil | 44.65 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 5 | Ghana | 28.80 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 9 | Georgia | 25.52 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 10 | Malawi | 25.30 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 11 | Laos | 24.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 12 | Guinea | 23.80 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 14 | Zambia | 22.06 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 16 | Turkey | 21.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 17 | Uganda | 20.96 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 18 | Ukraine | 20.86 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 20 | Moldova | 20.54 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 27 | Iceland | 19.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 28 | Armenia | 18.76 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 29 | Nigeria | 18.36 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 31 | Yemen | 18.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 32 | Romania | 17.30 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 33 | Burma | 17.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 34 | Jamaica | 16.43 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 35 | Latvia | 16.23 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 36 | Rwanda | 16.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 38 | Angola | 15.68 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 43 | Russia | 15.31 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 45 | Uruguay | 15.28 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 48 | Chad | 15.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 52 | Gabon | 15.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 56 | Kenya | 14.80 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 58 | Guyana | 14.54 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 59 | Senegal | 14.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 60 | Bhutan | 14.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 65 | Liberia | 14.18 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 67 | Belize | 14.10 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 68 | Kosovo | 14.09 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 69 | Burundi | 14.08 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 75 | Lesotho | 13.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 76 | Albania | 12.70 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 77 | India | 12.20 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 78 | Samoa | 12.11 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 79 | Tonga | 12.10 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 80 | Iran | 12.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 81 | Egypt | 11.98 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 83 | Serbia | 11.80 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 85 | Belarus | 11.68 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 87 | Croatia | 11.55 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 91 | Namibia | 11.12 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 94 | Sudan | 11.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 95 | Grenada | 10.98 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 96 | Aruba | 10.70 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 98 | Comoros | 10.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 101 | Vietnam | 10.07 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 104 | Dominica | 10.03 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 105 | Syria | 10.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 106 | Lebanon | 9.57 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 107 | Mali | 9.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 108 | Estonia | 9.39 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 110 | Jordan | 9.25 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 113 | Ecuador | 9.20 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 116 | Germany | 8.85 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 118 | Hungary | 8.68 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 121 | Poland | 8.51 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 124 | Panama | 8.25 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 125 | Nepal | 8.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 126 | Haiti | 8.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 127 | Algeria | 8.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 129 | Bahrain | 7.90 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 130 | Fiji | 7.90 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 131 | Curacao | 7.51 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 132 | Cyprus | 7.49 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 133 | Oman | 7.44 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 134 | Tunisia | 7.31 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 136 | Qatar | 7.27 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 137 | Chile | 7.25 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 139 | Mexico | 7.07 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 140 | Iraq | 7.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 141 | Spain | 6.96 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 143 | Kuwait | 6.20 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 144 | Morocco | 6.20 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 145 | Bolivia | 6.08 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 146 | Greece | 6.06 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 148 | Libya | 6.00 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 155 | Vanuatu | 5.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 156 | Brunei | 5.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 159 | China | 5.31 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 160 | Denmark | 5.30 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 161 | Macau | 5.25 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 164 | Italy | 4.76 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 166 | Belgium | 4.58 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 167 | Norway | 4.53 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 168 | Malta | 4.49 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 169 | Niger | 4.30 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 171 | France | 4.25 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 173 | Israel | 3.70 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 177 | Austria | 3.10 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 181 | Taiwan | 2.56 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 182 | Finland | 2.55 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 183 | Ireland | 2.50 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 184 | Canada | 2.40 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 185 | Sweden | 2.38 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 186 | Peru | 1.74 | 31 December 2009 est. | | 187 | Japan | 1.48 | 31 December 2009 est. | | |