Euro area bank interest rate statistics: December 2024

Bank interest rates for corporations

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Bank interest rates on new loans to, and deposits from, euro area corporations

Data for cost of borrowing and deposit interest rates for corporations (Chart 1)

The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator, which combines interest rates on all loans to corporations, decreased in December 2024. The interest rate on new loans of over €1 million with a floating rate and an initial rate fixation period of up to three months decreased by 11 basis points to 4.31%. The rate on new loans of the same size with an initial rate fixation period of over three months and up to one year fell by 14 basis points to 4.06%. The interest rate on new loans of over €1 million with an initial rate fixation period of over ten years decreased by 6 basis points to 3.42%, mainly driven by the weight effect. In the case of new loans of up to €250,000 with a floating rate and an initial rate fixation period of up to three months, the average rate charged fell by 17 basis points to 4.63%. 
As regards new deposit agreements, the interest rate on deposits from corporations with an agreed maturity of up to one year fell by 13 basis points to 2.80% in December 2024. The interest rate on overnight deposits from corporations fell by 4 basis points to 0.77%. 
The interest rate on new loans to sole proprietors and unincorporated partnerships with a floating rate and an initial rate fixation period of up to one year decreased by 29 basis points to 4.63%.