# EU countries by new corporate loan rate, up to €250,000, August 2026

All 21 values come from European Central Bank for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `ecb_business_loan_rate_upto_250k`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Monthly average annual interest rate on new euro loans to non-financial corporations of up to €250,000, excluding revolving loans, overdrafts and credit-card debt.
- Source: European Central Bank, ECB MIR: New corporate loan rate, up to €250,000 (M.<area>.B.A2A.A.R.2.2240.EUR.N) (https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2A.A.R.2.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/european-central-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: European Central Bank. ECB MIR: New corporate loan rate, up to €250,000 (M.<area>.B.A2A.A.R.2.2240.EUR.N). https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/data/MIR/M.AT+BE+BG+CY+DE+EE+ES+FI+FR+GR+HR+IE+IT+LT+LU+LV+MT+NL+PT+SI+SK+U2.B.A2A.A.R.2.2240.EUR.N?format=csvdata&startPeriod=2003-01. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/corporate-loan-rate-up-to-250000-euros/eu-countries

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Finland | 5.61 |
| 2 | Greece | 5.55 |
| 3 | Latvia | 5.34 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 5.06 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4.93 |
| 6 | Malta | 4.83 |
| 7 | Portugal | 4.75 |
| 8 | Italy | 4.72 |
| 9 | Germany | 4.7 |
| 10 | Lithuania | 4.65 |
| 11 | Austria | 4.64 |
| 12 | Ireland | 4.59 |
| 13 | Cyprus | 4.45 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 4.4 |
| 15 | Belgium | 4.12 |
| 16 | Croatia | 4.04 |
| 16 | France | 4.04 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 3.97 |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 3.74 |
| 20 | Spain | 3.6 |
| 21 | Estonia | 3.3 |