Lao PDR - Interest rate spread

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

The value for Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in Lao PDR was 19.61 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.00 in 2006 and a minimum value of 2.50 in 1991.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.50
1992 11.00
1993 12.00
1994 12.00
1995 11.67
1996 11.00
1998 11.49
1999 18.58
2000 20.00
2001 19.67
2002 23.33
2003 23.92
2004 21.40
2005 22.08
2006 25.00
2007 23.50
2008 19.33
2009 21.53
2010 19.61

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates