Uzbekistan Average Loan Interest Rate Drops to 19.8%

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The average nominal interest rate on national currency loans in Uzbekistan stood at 19.8% at the end of June 2026, down 0.6 percentage points compared to the same month last year, the Central Bank reported.

The average nominal rate on commercial loans reached 21.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the level recorded in June 2025.

The real interest rate on national currency loans was 9.2% for individuals and 8.8% for legal entities.

At the same time, the average nominal rate on loans issued in foreign currency increased. At the end of June, it reached 10.3%, up 0.4 percentage points from the same period last year.