Lending-deposit interest rate spread - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Bank lending-deposit interest rate spread , 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 6 countries was 6.79 interest rate points. The highest value was in Micronesia: 14.4 interest rate points and the lowest value was in Vanuatu: 1.88 interest rate points. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: interest rate points; Source: The International Monetary Fund
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Countries Lending-deposit interest rate spread, 2020 Global rank Available data
Micronesia 14.4 1 1995 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 10.19 2 2010 - 2020
Samoa 6.04 3 2001 - 2020
Tonga 5.76 4 2012 - 2020
Fiji 2.49 5 1992 - 2020
Vanuatu 1.88 6 1981 - 2020


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Definition: Difference between the lending rate and the deposit rate. The lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and the deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits.

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1. Micronesia
2. Solomon Isl.
3. Samoa
4. Tonga
5. Fiji
6. Vanuatu
14.40
10.19
6.04
5.76
2.49
1.88
0
3.6
7.2
10.8
14.4


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