Pakistan (2021)
8.7
% per annum
-2.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-2.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Pakistan Bank Lending Interest Rate (2021) — source data. World Bank.
Year % per annum YoY Change
2021 8.7 -2.1pp
2020 10.8 -1.5pp
2019 12.2 +3.7pp
2018 8.5 +0.3pp
2017 8.2 -0.5pp
2016 8.8 -1.4pp
2015 10.2 -1.6pp
2014 11.7 -0.3pp
2013 12 -1.5pp
2012 13.5 -0.9pp
2011 14.4 +0.4pp
2010 14 -0.5pp
2009 14.5 +1.6pp
2008 12.9 +1.2pp
2007 11.8 +0.8pp
2006 11 +1.9pp
2005 9.1 +1.8pp
2004 7.3 n/a

About this Dataset

Pakistan recorded 8.7 % per annum in 2021. The latest change was -2.1pp. Across 2004–2021 the series ranges from 7.3 in 2004 to 14.5 in 2009.

This page tracks the prime or benchmark bank lending rate in Pakistan 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 Pakistan 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 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2004–2021 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 14.5 % per annum in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.3 in 2004. The latest reading of 8.7 in 2021 represents a change of -2.1pp.