Caribbean small states - Interest rate spread

Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)

The value for Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in Caribbean small states was 5.87 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.84 in 2003 and a minimum value of 4.23 in 1983.

Definition: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1982 5.22
1983 4.23
1984 5.46
1985 5.35
1986 6.17
1987 5.80
1988 5.89
1989 6.54
1990 6.52
1991 6.73
1992 6.95
1993 7.67
1994 7.23
1995 7.30
1996 7.23
1997 7.31
1998 7.58
1999 7.62
2000 7.81
2001 7.16
2002 7.21
2003 7.84
2004 6.52
2005 6.91
2006 6.81
2007 6.63
2008 5.86
2009 6.58
2010 6.31
2011 6.47
2012 6.44
2013 6.19
2014 6.20
2015 6.74
2016 7.22
2017 6.89
2018 6.78
2019 6.55
2020 6.17
2021 5.87

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates