🇮🇪Ireland business lending rate
Ireland's business lending rate is 5.0% as of April 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from 5.1% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 2.1% to 6.5%. That is 1.4 percentage points above the euro-area average of 3.5% — the 1st of 21 member states that report it.
Business lending rate · Ireland
5.0%
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▼ 0.1pp
Source: Eurostat · data through April 2026 · released 2026-06-30 · modifications: none
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Ireland business lending rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Ireland's business lending rate?
- Ireland's business lending rate is 5.0% as of April 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Ireland's business lending rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 1st-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 3.5%.
- Is Ireland's business lending rate rising or falling?
- It fell from 5.1% to 5.0% in the latest reading (April 2026).