World Bank data provides the average interest rate on new public and publicly guaranteed external loans from official creditors, weighted by loan amounts. It is compiled by the International Debt Statistics team under the DSSI (Debt Service Suspension Initiative). The dataset covers loans from multilateral organizations like the World Bank and regional development banks, as well as bilateral loans from governments.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'average interest' rate over time to assess the cost of borrowing for developing nations.
- Compare interest rates on loans from 'international organizations' versus loans from 'governments' (bilateral loans).
- Model the relationship between a country's debt burden and the weighted 'average interest rate' on new commitments.
- Assess the impact of global monetary policy on the 'interest rates' for new public and publicly guaranteed loans.
Strengths
- Data is derived from authoritative sources, including the World Bank and other official creditors.
- Interest rates are calculated using a weighted average based on loan amounts, providing a representative measure.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are not provided in the input.
- The dataset excludes loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor, which may limit completeness for some bilateral flows.
Provenance
- Source
- International Debt Statistics: DSSI (Debt Service Suspension Initiative), World Bank.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from new public and publicly guaranteed loan contracts, with interest rates weighted by loan amounts.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Likely covers multiple borrowing countries, but specific scope is not stated.