Brunei: Lending interest rate

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Brunei

Interest rates on bank credit to the private sector

 Latest value 5.50
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1998 - 2023
 Average 5.54
 Min - Max 5.50 - 6.50
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 5.5 percent, unchanged from 5.5 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 14.19 percent, based on data from 83 countries. Historically, the average for Brunei from 1998 to 2023 is 5.54 percent. The minimum value, 5.5 percent, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 6.5 percent was recorded in 1998. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
Brunei - Lending interest rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
Brunei - Lending interest rate - historical chart - 1998-2023




The lending interest rate in Brunei shown below is the interest rate on credits from banks to prime borrowers, i.e. to the lowest risk borrowers in the private sector. That includes firms and households.
Definition: 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.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Lending-deposit interest rate spread 5.27 2020 interest rate points
 Non-performing loans 2.82 2022 percent
 Bank credit to deposits 44.91 2020 percent
 Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets 20.79 2020 percent
 Banking system capital to assets 13.24 2020 percent
 Lending interest rate 5.50 2023 percent
 Real interest rate 21.12 2023 percent
 Legal rights 12.00 2019 points
 Credit information sharing 8.00 2019 points
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK