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| Field Listing :: Commercial bank prime lending rate |
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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. |
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Country Comparison to the World
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Commercial bank prime lending rate(%)
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| Afghanistan
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15% (31 December 2012 est.)
15.15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Albania
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10.88% (31 December 2012 est.)
12.43% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Algeria
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8% (31 December 2012 est.)
8% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Angola
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16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)
18.76% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Anguilla
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9.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.29% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Argentina
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14.06% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.09% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Armenia
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17.23% (31 December 2012 est.)
17.76% (31 December 2011 est.)
note: average lending rate on loans up to one year
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| Aruba
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8.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
9% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Australia
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6.98% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.74% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Austria
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2.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
2.95% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Azerbaijan
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18.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Bahamas, The
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4.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.06% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Bahrain
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6.05% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.83% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Bangladesh
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13% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.25% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Barbados
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8.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.7% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Belarus
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19.49% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.58% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Belgium
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3.62% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.93% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Belize
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12.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.36% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Bhutan
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14% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.16% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Bolivia
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11.14% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.92% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Botswana
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11% (31 December 2012 est.)
11% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Brazil
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36.64% (31 December 2012 est.)
43.88% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Brunei
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5.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Bulgaria
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9.72% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.63% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Burma
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13% (31 December 2012 est.)
16.33% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Burundi
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14.32% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.23% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Cabo Verde
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9.92% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.81% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Cambodia
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12.98% (31 December 2012 est.)
15.22% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Cameroon
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14% (31 December 2012 est.)
14% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Canada
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3% (31 December 2012 est.)
3% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Chad
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15.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Chile
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10.06% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.03% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| China
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6% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.56% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Colombia
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12.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.22% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Comoros
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10.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.29% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Costa Rica
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18.21% (31 December 2012 est.)
16.15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Cote d'Ivoire
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4% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.3% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Croatia
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9.48% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.68% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Cyprus
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7.05% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.83% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Czech Republic
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5.41% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.72% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Denmark
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3.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.03% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Djibouti
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12% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.61% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Dominica
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9.03% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.88% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Ecuador
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8.17% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.35% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Egypt
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12% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.03% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| El Salvador
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5.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.99% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Estonia
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5.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.12% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Ethiopia
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14.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
16% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| European Union
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5.9% (31 December 2010 est.)
7.52% (31 December 2009 est.)
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| Fiji
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7% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.47% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Finland
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2.06% (31 December 2012 est.)
2.68% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| France
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3.44% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.43% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Gabon
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15% (31 December 2012 est.)
15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Gambia, The
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28% (31 December 2012 est.)
28% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Georgia
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22.08% (31 December 2012 est.)
22.19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Germany
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3.07% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.94% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Ghana
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22.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
18.2% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Greece
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7.33% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Grenada
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9.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.68% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Guatemala
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13.49% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.43% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Guinea
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27% (31 December 2012 est.)
28% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Guinea-Bissau
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15% (31 December 2012 est.)
15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Guyana
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13.86% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.45% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Haiti
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8.93% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.61% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Honduras
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18.45% (31 December 2012 est.)
18.56% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Hong Kong
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5% (31 December 2012 est.)
5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Hungary
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9.02% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.34% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Iceland
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8.33% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.7% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| India
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10.63% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Indonesia
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11.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
12.4% (31 December 2011 est.)
note: these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans
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| Iran
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11% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.25% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Iraq
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6% (31 December 2012 est.)
6% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Ireland
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3.55% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.81% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Israel
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5.16% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.53% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Italy
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5.22% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.6% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Jamaica
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17.63% (31 December 2012 est.)
19.51% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Japan
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1.48% (31 December 2012 est.)
1.48% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Jordan
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8.95% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.67% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Kazakhstan
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6.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.71% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Kenya
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19.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
15.05% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Korea, South
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5.39% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.77% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Kosovo
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13.86% (31 December 2011 est.)
14.31% (31 December 2010 est.)
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| Kuwait
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5% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.2% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Kyrgyzstan
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28.43% (31 December 2012 est.)
34.07% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Laos
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22.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
21.9% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Latvia
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5.52% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.39% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Lebanon
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7.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.53% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Lesotho
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10.12% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.43% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Liberia
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13.52% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.75% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Libya
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6% (31 December 2012 est.)
6% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Lithuania
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5.28% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.78% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Macau
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5.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.25% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Macedonia
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8.48% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.87% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Madagascar
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56.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
52.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Malawi
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32.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
23.8% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Malaysia
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4.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.83% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Maldives
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10.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.2% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Mali
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9.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
9% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Malta
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4.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.76% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Mauritania
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17% (31 December 2012 est.)
17% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Mauritius
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8.67% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.92% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Mexico
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4.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.92% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Moldova
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13.4% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.44% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Mongolia
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18.2% (31 December 2012 est.)
15.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Montenegro
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9.69% (31 December 2011 est.)
9.53% (31 December 2010 est.)
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| Montserrat
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8.16% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.56% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Morocco
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6.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.32% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Mozambique
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16.81% (31 December 2012 est.)
19.1% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Namibia
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8.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.73% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Nepal
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8% (31 December 2012 est.)
8% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Netherlands
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2.65% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| New Zealand
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5.82% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.11% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Nicaragua
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11.99% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.54% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Niger
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4% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.3% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Nigeria
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16.79% (31 December 2012 est.)
16.02% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Norway
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3.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.4% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Oman
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5.65% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Pakistan
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12.41% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.12% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Panama
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6.91% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.91% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Paraguay
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29.1% (31 December 2012 est.)
28.94% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Peru
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19.23% (31 December 2012 est.)
18.69% (31 December 2011 est.)
note: domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity
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| Philippines
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5.68% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.66% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Poland
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8.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.47% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Portugal
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6.37% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.71% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Qatar
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5.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.49% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Romania
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11.33% (31 December 2012 est.)
12.12% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Russia
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9.1% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.45% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Rwanda
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17.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
16.9% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Saint Lucia
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9.5% (31 December 2012 est.)
10% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Samoa
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9.86% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.97% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| San Marino
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5.92% (31 December 2011 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)
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| Saudi Arabia
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6.8% (31 December 2012 est.)
7.2% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Senegal
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14.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Serbia
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17.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
18.4% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Seychelles
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12.19% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.19% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Sierra Leone
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21% (31 December 2012 est.)
21% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Singapore
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5.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.38% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Slovakia
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3.47% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.91% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Slovenia
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5.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.82% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Solomon Islands
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11.28% (31 December 2012 est.)
13.17% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| South Africa
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8.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
9% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Spain
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8.3% (31 December 2012 est.)
8.09% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Sri Lanka
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13.28% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.41% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Suriname
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11.73% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.75% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Swaziland
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8.75% (31 December 2012 est.)
9% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Sweden
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3.57% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.28% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Switzerland
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2.69% (31 December 2012 est.)
2.72% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Syria
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11.7% (31 December 2012 est.)
10.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Taiwan
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2.88% (31 December 2012 est.)
2.88% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Tajikistan
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17.13% (31 December 2012 est.)
26.34% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Tanzania
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15.46% (31 December 2012 est.)
14.96% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Thailand
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7.1% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.91% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Timor-Leste
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12.21% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.04% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Tonga
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10.36% (31 December 2012 est.)
11.21% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Tunisia
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7.31% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.76% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Turkey
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19% (31 December 2012 est.)
17% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Uganda
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26.31% (31 December 2012 est.)
21.83% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Ukraine
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18.39% (31 December 2012 est.)
15.95% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| United Kingdom
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4.22% (31 December 2012 est.)
4.08% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| United States
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3.25% (31 December 2012 est.)
3.25% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Uruguay
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11.2% (31 December 2012 est.)
9.78% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Vanuatu
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6% (31 December 2012 est.)
5.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Venezuela
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16.38% (31 December 2012 est.)
17.15% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Vietnam
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13.47% (31 December 2012 est.)
16.96% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| West Bank
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6.97% (31 December 2012 est.)
6.79% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Yemen
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23% (31 December 2012 est.)
25% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Zambia
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12.15% (31 December 2012 est.)
18.84% (31 December 2011 est.)
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| Zimbabwe
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30% (31 December 2012 est.)
34% (31 December 2011 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency
