{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-lending-interest-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-lending-interest-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-lending-interest-rate/","title":"United Kingdom Bank Lending Interest Rate (2014)","description":"United Kingdom's Bank Lending Interest Rate: 0.5 % per annum in 2014, unchanged YoY. World Bank (FR.INR.LEND), 1967–2014.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","United Kingdom","2014"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"1967/2014","unit":"% per annum","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2014","variable_measured":"United Kingdom Bank Lending Interest Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FR.INR.LEND?locations=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1967–2014"},{"label":"Observations","value":"48"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2014)","value":"0.5","unit":"% per annum","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"48","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Bank Lending Interest Rate"}],"observation_count":48,"observations":[{"period":"1967","value":5.5},{"period":"1968","value":6.125},{"period":"1969","value":6.625},{"period":"1970","value":7.25},{"period":"1971","value":7.5},{"period":"1972","value":7.5},{"period":"1973","value":8},{"period":"1974","value":9},{"period":"1975","value":10.4676916666667},{"period":"1976","value":11.10095},{"period":"1977","value":8.91186666666667},{"period":"1978","value":9.09315},{"period":"1979","value":13.6948083333333},{"period":"1980","value":16.3126833333333},{"period":"1981","value":13.255},{"period":"1982","value":11.9309666666667},{"period":"1983","value":9.82526666666667},{"period":"1984","value":9.6801},{"period":"1985","value":12.2529833333333},{"period":"1986","value":10.9013583333333},{"period":"1987","value":9.7355},{"period":"1988","value":10.0957083333333},{"period":"1989","value":13.8418083333333},{"period":"1990","value":14.7681166666667},{"period":"1991","value":11.6949833333333},{"period":"1992","value":9.56348333333333},{"period":"1993","value":6.01363333333333},{"period":"1994","value":5.46278333333333},{"period":"1995","value":6.693675},{"period":"1996","value":5.95853333333333},{"period":"1997","value":6.5634},{"period":"1998","value":7.23205},{"period":"1999","value":5.34440833333333},{"period":"2000","value":5.96389166666667},{"period":"2001","value":5.122375},{"period":"2002","value":4},{"period":"2003","value":3.69579166666667},{"period":"2004","value":4.37981666666667},{"period":"2005","value":4.648675},{"period":"2006","value":4.63825833333333},{"period":"2007","value":5.50870833333333},{"period":"2008","value":4.67530833333333},{"period":"2009","value":0.644866666666667},{"period":"2010","value":0.5},{"period":"2011","value":0.5},{"period":"2012","value":0.5},{"period":"2013","value":0.5},{"period":"2014","value":0.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% per annum"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2014","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"-4.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2005","value":"4.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2001","value":"5.1","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2000","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"1999","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"1998","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"1997","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"1996","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"1995","value":"6.7","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the prime or benchmark bank lending rate in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Lending rates directly affect the cost of corporate borrowing and investment activity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2014. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1967–2014 (48 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 16.3 % per annum in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.5 in 2014. The latest reading of 0.5 in 2014 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}