🇫🇷France business lending rate
France's business lending rate is 3.67% as of August 2026, from official ECB data. It rose from 3.61% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 0.77% to 4.92%. That is 0.04 percentage points above the euro-area average of 3.63% — the 16th of 21 member states that report it.
Business lending rate · France
3.67%
vs prev
▲ 0.06 pp
Source: ECB (MIR) · data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-05 · modifications: none
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France business lending rate — frequently asked questions
- What is France's business lending rate?
- France's business lending rate is 3.67% as of August 2026, from official ECB data.
- How does France's business lending rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 16th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 3.63%.
- Is France's business lending rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 3.61% to 3.67% in the latest reading (August 2026).
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