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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.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 457.46% | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.25% | 1996 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 35.59% | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar | 33.5% | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Laos | 23.5% | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Paraguay | 22.73% | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Malawi | 21.74% | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Peru | 20.17% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.65% | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 17.63% | 2007 | |||
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.86% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Haiti | 15.66% | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Mauritania | 15.5% | 2007 | ||
| 13 | The Gambia | 15.03% | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 14.78% | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Tajikistan | 14.44% | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 13.44% | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Zambia | 12.51% | 2008 | ||
| 18 | East Timor | 12.31% | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Guyana | 12.21% | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Guinea | 11.88% | 2000 | ||
| 21 | Costa Rica | 11.68% | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Mauritius | 11.43% | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Liberia | 11.28% | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Georgia | 10.86% | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.79% | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Chad | 10.75% | 2007 | ||
| =26 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.75% | 2007 | ||
| =26 | Gabon | 10.75% | 2007 | ||
| =26 | Central African Republic | 10.75% | 2007 | ||
| =26 | Congo, Republic of the | 10.75% | 2007 | ||
| =26 | Cameroon | 10.75% | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Armenia | 10.42% | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Uganda | 9.84% | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Togo | 9.75% | 1992 | ||
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 9.6% | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Bhutan | 9.5% | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Mongolia | 9.42% | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Rwanda | 9.34% | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Jamaica | 9.27% | 2008 | ||
| =40 | Bolivia | 9.22% | 2008 | ||
| =40 | Uruguay | 9.22% | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Ghana | 9.08% | 1988 | ||
| =43 | Burkina Faso | 9% | 1992 | ||
| =43 | Senegal | 9% | 1992 | ||
| =43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9% | 1992 | ||
| =43 | Benin | 9% | 1992 | ||
| =43 | Mali | 9% | 1992 | ||
| =43 | Niger | 9% | 1992 | ||
| 49 | Kenya | 8.71% | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 8.55% | 2007 | |||
| 50 | Lesotho | 8.55% | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Honduras | 8.45% | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Argentina | 8.42% | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Iraq | 8.37% | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Guatemala | 8.31% | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Fiji | 8.11% | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Djibouti | 8.08% | 2007 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 8.07% | 2007 | |||
| =57 | Sri Lanka | 8% | 2008 | ||
| =57 | Comoros | 8% | 2008 | ||
| =57 | Burundi | 8% | 1988 | ||
| 60 | Morocco | 7.89% | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 7.88% | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Botswana | 7.87% | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Seychelles | 7.84% | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Aruba | 7.62% | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Azerbaijan | 7.54% | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Ukraine | 7.54% | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Colombia | 7.43% | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Mozambique | 7.32% | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 7.27% | 2007 | |||
| 69 | Croatia | 7.25% | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Iceland | 7.17% | 2004 | ||
| 71 | Ecuador | 7.1% | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Germany | 7.04% | 2002 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 7% | 2008 | |||
| 73 | Tanzania | 6.94% | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 6.9% | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.89% | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.73% | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Bangladesh | 6.72% | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Swaziland | 6.67% | 2008 | ||
| =79 | Samoa | 6.6% | 2008 | ||
| =79 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Maldives | 6.5% | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Russia | 6.47% | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Bulgaria | 6.42% | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Grenada | 6.3% | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Algeria | 6.25% | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 6.25% | 1999 | |||
| =86 | Venezuela | 6.22% | 2008 | ||
| =86 | Albania | 6.22% | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Cape Verde | 6.18% | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Netherlands Antilles | 6.04% | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Pakistan | 6.02% | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Tonga | 5.93% | 2008 | ||
| =92 | Dominica | 5.86% | 2008 | ||
| =92 | Suriname | 5.86% | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.81% | 2006 | |||
| 94 | Chile | 5.77% | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Nepal | 5.75% | 2007 | ||
| 96 | Belize | 5.68% | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Mexico | 5.66% | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Barbados | 5.62% | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Latvia | 5.51% | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Romania | 5.47% | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Namibia | 5.35% | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 5.3% | 2002 | |||
| 102 | Belgium | 5.24% | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Indonesia | 5.11% | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.07% | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Burma | 5% | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Singapore | 4.96% | 2008 | ||
| =106 | San Marino | 4.96% | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 4.88% | 2002 | |||
| 108 | Italy | 4.88% | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Denmark | 4.7% | 2002 | ||
| 110 | New Zealand | 4.66% | 2008 | ||
| =111 | Czech Republic | 4.64% | 2008 | ||
| =111 | El Salvador | 4.64% | 2000 | ||
| 113 | Panama | 4.63% | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Brunei | 4.62% | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Thailand | 4.56% | 2008 | ||
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 4.45% | 2001 | ||
| 117 | France | 4.35% | 2004 | ||
| 118 | Greece | 4.31% | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Slovakia | 4.27% | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Philippines | 4.26% | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.2% | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 4.05% | 2002 | |||
| 122 | Vanuatu | 4.04% | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Qatar | 3.88% | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.88% | 1998 | |||
| 124 | Bahrain | 3.87% | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 3.85% | 1999 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 3.81% | 2002 | |||
| 125 | Australia | 3.74% | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Jordan | 3.57% | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Nigeria | 3.51% | 2008 | ||
| =127 | South Africa | 3.51% | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Libya | 3.5% | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.49% | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Ethiopia | 3.44% | 2006 | ||
| 132 | Austria | 3.43% | 1999 | ||
| 133 | European Union | 3.33% | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Cyprus | 3.3% | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Poland | 3.28% | 2006 | ||
| 136 | Canada | 3.23% | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Switzerland | 3.18% | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Moldova | 3.13% | 2008 | ||
| 139 | China | 3.06% | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Vietnam | 3.05% | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Malaysia | 2.95% | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Estonia | 2.83% | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Kuwait | 2.81% | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Portugal | 2.79% | 1999 | ||
| 145 | Israel | 2.76% | 2008 | ||
| 146 | United Kingdom | 2.73% | 1998 | ||
| 147 | Finland | 2.66% | 2004 | ||
| 148 | Ireland | 2.64% | 2005 | ||
| =149 | Oman | 2.62% | 2008 | ||
| =149 | Malta | 2.62% | 2006 | ||
| 151 | Slovenia | 2.61% | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Sweden | 2.52% | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Tunisia | 2.5% | 1988 | ||
| 154 | Lebanon | 2.26% | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Luxembourg | 1.96% | 1998 | ||
| 156 | Syria | 1.84% | 2007 | ||
| 157 | Spain | 1.81% | 2002 | ||
| 158 | Norway | 1.78% | 2008 | ||
| 159 | The Bahamas | 1.58% | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Japan | 1.32% | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Lithuania | 0.76% | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Hungary | 0.26% | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Netherlands | 0.23% | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Belarus | 0.03% | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Financial sector > Interest rates > Interest rate spread > Lending rate minus deposit rate
- Brazil ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Hot countries in 2007.
- All of the top 2 countries by financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate are Failed states’ .
- Paraguay ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2008.
- Laos ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2007.
- Georgia ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Eastern Europe in 2008.
- Malawi ranked second for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Former British colonies in 2007.
- Peru ranked third for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2008.
- Kyrgyzstan ranked first for financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- All of the top 2 countries by financial sector > interest rates > interest rate spread > lending rate minus deposit rate are Sub-Saharan African.
