Italy (2025)
4.1
% per annum
-1.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
37
years of data

Data

Italy Bank Lending Interest Rate (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % per annum YoY Change
2025 4.1 -1.2pp
2024 5.3 +0.4pp
2023 4.9 +2.6pp
2022 2.3 +0.3pp
2021 2 -0.3pp
2020 2.3 -0.3pp
2019 2.6 -0.1pp
2018 2.7 -0.3pp
2017 3 -0.5pp
2016 3.5 -0.6pp
2015 4.1 -0.8pp
2014 4.9 -0.2pp
2013 5.1 -0.1pp
2012 5.2 +0.6pp
2011 4.6 +0.6pp
2010 4 -0.8pp
2009 4.8 -2pp
2008 6.8 +0.5pp
2007 6.3 +0.7pp
2006 5.6 +0.3pp

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 4.1 % per annum in 2025. The latest change was -1.2pp. Across 1989–2025 the series ranges from 2 in 2021 to 16.5 in 1992.

This page tracks the prime or benchmark bank lending rate in Italy from 1990 to present. Lending rates directly affect the cost of corporate borrowing and investment activity.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the prime or benchmark bank lending rate in Italy 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.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1989–2025 (37 observations).

The series peaked at 16.5 % per annum in 1992 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2 in 2021. The latest reading of 4.1 in 2025 represents a change of -1.2pp.