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Economy > Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits.".

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 457.46% 2007
2 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 48.25% 1996
3 BrazilBrazil 35.59% 2008
4 MadagascarMadagascar 33.5% 2008
5 LaosLaos 23.5% 2007
6 ParaguayParaguay 22.73% 2008
7 MalawiMalawi 21.74% 2007
8 PeruPeru 20.17% 2008
9 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 19.65% 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 17.63% 2007
10 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 15.86% 2008
11 HaitiHaiti 15.66% 2008
12 MauritaniaMauritania 15.5% 2007
13 The GambiaThe Gambia 15.03% 2007
14 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 14.78% 2008
15 TajikistanTajikistan 14.44% 2007
16 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 13.44% 2008
17 ZambiaZambia 12.51% 2008
18 East TimorEast Timor 12.31% 2008
19 GuyanaGuyana 12.21% 2008
20 GuineaGuinea 11.88% 2000
21 Costa RicaCosta Rica 11.68% 2008
22 MauritiusMauritius 11.43% 2008
23 LiberiaLiberia 11.28% 2007
24 GeorgiaGeorgia 10.86% 2008
25 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 10.79% 2008
=26 ChadChad 10.75% 2007
=26 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10.75% 2007
=26 GabonGabon 10.75% 2007
=26 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 10.75% 2007
=26 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 10.75% 2007
=26 CameroonCameroon 10.75% 2007
32 ArmeniaArmenia 10.42% 2008
33 UgandaUganda 9.84% 2007
34 TogoTogo 9.75% 1992
35 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9.6% 2008
36 BhutanBhutan 9.5% 2007
37 MongoliaMongolia 9.42% 2008
38 RwandaRwanda 9.34% 2007
39 JamaicaJamaica 9.27% 2008
=40 BoliviaBolivia 9.22% 2008
=40 UruguayUruguay 9.22% 2008
42 GhanaGhana 9.08% 1988
=43 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 9% 1992
=43 SenegalSenegal 9% 1992
=43 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 9% 1992
=43 BeninBenin 9% 1992
=43 MaliMali 9% 1992
=43 NigerNiger 9% 1992
49 KenyaKenya 8.71% 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 8.55% 2007
50 LesothoLesotho 8.55% 2008
51 HondurasHonduras 8.45% 2008
52 ArgentinaArgentina 8.42% 2008
53 IraqIraq 8.37% 2007
54 GuatemalaGuatemala 8.31% 2008
55 FijiFiji 8.11% 2007
56 DjiboutiDjibouti 8.08% 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 8.07% 2007
=57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 8% 2008
=57 ComorosComoros 8% 2008
=57 BurundiBurundi 8% 1988
60 MoroccoMorocco 7.89% 2004
61 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7.88% 2008
62 BotswanaBotswana 7.87% 2008
63 SeychellesSeychelles 7.84% 2008
64 ArubaAruba 7.62% 2008
=65 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7.54% 2008
=65 UkraineUkraine 7.54% 2008
67 ColombiaColombia 7.43% 2008
68 MozambiqueMozambique 7.32% 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 7.27% 2007
69 CroatiaCroatia 7.25% 2008
70 IcelandIceland 7.17% 2004
71 EcuadorEcuador 7.1% 2007
72 GermanyGermany 7.04% 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 7% 2008
73 TanzaniaTanzania 6.94% 2008
74 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 6.9% 2008
75 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 6.89% 2008
76 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 6.73% 2008
77 BangladeshBangladesh 6.72% 2008
78 SwazilandSwaziland 6.67% 2008
=79 SamoaSamoa 6.6% 2008
=79 NicaraguaNicaragua 6.6% 2008
81 MaldivesMaldives 6.5% 2008
82 RussiaRussia 6.47% 2008
83 BulgariaBulgaria 6.42% 2008
84 GrenadaGrenada 6.3% 2008
85 AlgeriaAlgeria 6.25% 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 6.25% 1999
=86 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.22% 2008
=86 AlbaniaAlbania 6.22% 2008
88 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6.18% 2008
89 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 6.04% 2008
90 PakistanPakistan 6.02% 2008
91 TongaTonga 5.93% 2008
=92 DominicaDominica 5.86% 2008
=92 SurinameSuriname 5.86% 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.81% 2006
94 ChileChile 5.77% 2008
95 NepalNepal 5.75% 2007
96 BelizeBelize 5.68% 2008
97 MexicoMexico 5.66% 2008
98 BarbadosBarbados 5.62% 2007
99 LatviaLatvia 5.51% 2008
100 RomaniaRomania 5.47% 2008
101 NamibiaNamibia 5.35% 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 5.3% 2002
102 BelgiumBelgium 5.24% 2003
103 IndonesiaIndonesia 5.11% 2008
104 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5.07% 2008
105 BurmaBurma 5% 2008
=106 SingaporeSingapore 4.96% 2008
=106 San MarinoSan Marino 4.96% 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.88% 2002
108 ItalyItaly 4.88% 2003
109 DenmarkDenmark 4.7% 2002
110 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.66% 2008
=111 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.64% 2008
=111 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.64% 2000
113 PanamaPanama 4.63% 2008
114 BruneiBrunei 4.62% 2008
115 ThailandThailand 4.56% 2008
116 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4.45% 2001
117 FranceFrance 4.35% 2004
118 GreeceGreece 4.31% 2003
119 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.27% 2007
120 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.26% 2008
121 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 4.2% 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 4.05% 2002
122 VanuatuVanuatu 4.04% 2008
123 QatarQatar 3.88% 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.88% 1998
124 BahrainBahrain 3.87% 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 3.85% 1999
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 3.81% 2002
125 AustraliaAustralia 3.74% 2008
126 JordanJordan 3.57% 2008
=127 NigeriaNigeria 3.51% 2008
=127 South AfricaSouth Africa 3.51% 2008
129 LibyaLibya 3.5% 2008
130 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.49% 2008
131 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.44% 2006
132 AustriaAustria 3.43% 1999
133 European UnionEuropean Union 3.33% 2005
134 CyprusCyprus 3.3% 2007
135 PolandPoland 3.28% 2006
136 CanadaCanada 3.23% 2008
137 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3.18% 2008
138 MoldovaMoldova 3.13% 2008
139 ChinaChina 3.06% 2008
140 VietnamVietnam 3.05% 2008
141 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.95% 2008
142 EstoniaEstonia 2.83% 2008
143 KuwaitKuwait 2.81% 2008
144 PortugalPortugal 2.79% 1999
145 IsraelIsrael 2.76% 2008
146 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.73% 1998
147 FinlandFinland 2.66% 2004
148 IrelandIreland 2.64% 2005
=149 OmanOman 2.62% 2008
=149 MaltaMalta 2.62% 2006
151 SloveniaSlovenia 2.61% 2008
152 SwedenSweden 2.52% 2005
153 TunisiaTunisia 2.5% 1988
154 LebanonLebanon 2.26% 2008
155 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.96% 1998
156 SyriaSyria 1.84% 2007
157 SpainSpain 1.81% 2002
158 NorwayNorway 1.78% 2008
159 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.58% 2008
160 JapanJapan 1.32% 2008
161 LithuaniaLithuania 0.76% 2008
162 HungaryHungary 0.26% 2008
163 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.23% 2008
164 BelarusBelarus 0.03% 2008

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