Calculate monthly loan instalments (EMI), total interest payable, and the full repayment amount for any loan principal, annual interest rate, and tenor. Useful for business loans, equipment finance, and vehicle finance.
Whether you are a small-business owner financing a new delivery van, a freelancer extending the credit line on a laptop, or a homeowner taking out a mortgage in Riyadh, the single most important number in your loan is the monthly instalment (EMI). It determines what you can comfortably afford, how the lender will assess your debt-service ratio, and how much interest you will pay over the life of the loan. The Xuvilo loan calculator gives you that number in one click — plus the total interest and the total you will repay.
It works for any loan repaid in equal monthly instalments with interest charged on the balance still owed, which is how banks price conventional loans, residential mortgages and SME working-capital loans, and Islamic murabaha and ijara financing when the profit rate is quoted on the reducing balance. Each of those comes down to three inputs: the principal, the rate and the term. Check one thing before you type the rate: some lenders in the region, particularly for car and personal finance, quote a flat rate, charged on the original amount for the whole term. That is not the same number. 6% flat on $50,000 over 5 years costs $1,083.33 a month, while the calculator gives $966.64 for 6%, so ask the lender for the reducing-balance rate or the APR and enter that.
What you get back is the EMI, the total amount repaid over the life of the loan, and the total interest paid. The total interest is the number to compare between lenders: two loans with similar monthly payments can differ by thousands over their full term.
Monthly Payment = P × r × (1 + r)^n ÷ ((1 + r)^n − 1)
where P is the loan amount, r the monthly rate (the annual rate ÷ 12 ÷ 100) and n the number of months
Total Payment = Monthly Payment × n
Total Interest = Total Payment − P
$50,000 at 6% for 5 years → monthly payment $966.64 → total payment $57,998.40 → total interest $7,998.40
With the standard reducing-balance formula banks use: monthly payment = P × r × (1 + r)^n ÷ ((1 + r)^n − 1), where P is the loan amount, r the monthly rate (the annual rate ÷ 12) and n the number of months. Interest is compounded monthly. A conventional loan and Islamic financing quoted as an annual profit rate on the reducing balance give the same payment for the same rate.
Each month's interest is charged on the balance still owed, and the rest of the payment reduces that balance. Early payments are therefore mostly interest and later ones mostly principal — which is why paying extra early in a loan saves the most. This calculator shows the totals, not a month-by-month table.
A longer term lowers the monthly payment but raises the total interest. Borrowing $50,000 at 6%: over 3 years you pay $1,521.10 a month and $4,759.49 in interest; over 5 years, $966.64 a month and $7,998.40; over 10 years, $555.10 a month and $16,612.30.
Some lenders in the region quote a flat rate, which charges interest on the original amount for the whole term even as you repay it. The same number then costs far more: 6% flat on $50,000 over 5 years is $15,000 of interest and $1,083.33 a month, against $7,998.40 and $966.64 at 6% on a reducing balance. This calculator uses a reducing balance, so ask the lender for the reducing-balance rate, or the APR, before you enter it.
The interest rate is the base rate charged on the principal. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) includes fees and other costs, giving a truer picture of the total borrowing cost. Always compare APRs when choosing between competing loans.
Yes, if your loan allows them without a heavy fee. An extra payment goes straight to the balance, so less interest accrues from then on — and the earlier you pay it, the more you save. To estimate the saving, run the calculator again with the reduced balance over the remaining term and compare the total interest.
Both are widely offered. In Saudi Arabia most retail financing is Sharia-compliant; elsewhere in the GCC conventional and Islamic products sit side by side. The contracts differ — a murabaha is a sale at a marked-up price, an ijara a lease — but when the profit rate is quoted as an annual reducing-balance rate the monthly payment works out the same, so compare the all-in cost (rate, fees and any required insurance), not the label.
Yes, to see what clearing it over a fixed period would cost. Enter the balance as the loan amount, the card's annual rate and the years you plan to take. Card rates are often quoted per month: multiply by 12 for the annual rate (3% a month is 36% a year). The result shows why card debt is usually the first debt to clear.
It depends on the country, the lender, the security you offer and your credit record. In the GCC, rates usually follow a benchmark — SAIBOR in Saudi Arabia, EIBOR in the UAE — plus the bank's margin, so they change with the market. Compare offers from several banks on the same basis, count every fee, and check for balloon payments or early-settlement charges.
Once you have the EMI in hand, keep customer payments on schedule with the Xuvilo invoice generator and explore the other calculators. For a deeper read on financing a small business in MENA, head to the Xuvilo Blog.
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