🇮🇪Ireland business lending rate
Ireland's business lending rate is 5.2% as of June 2026, from official ECB data. It rose from 5.0% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 2.1% to 6.5%. That is 1.5 percentage points above the euro-area average of 3.7% — the 1st of 21 member states that report it.
Business lending rate · Ireland
5.2%
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▲ 0.3pp
Source: ECB (MIR) · data through June 2026 · updated 2026-08-20 · 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 5.2% as of June 2026, from official ECB 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 3.7%.
- Is Ireland's business lending rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 5.0% to 5.2% in the latest reading (June 2026).