Lesotho - Deposit interest rate

Deposit interest rate (%)

The value for Deposit interest rate (%) in Lesotho was 1.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.89 in 1985 and a minimum value of 1.11 in 2016.

Definition: Deposit interest rate is the 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
1980 7.50
1984 9.90
1985 13.89
1986 10.04
1987 7.00
1988 9.58
1989 12.82
1990 13.00
1991 13.00
1992 10.61
1993 8.06
1994 8.43
1995 13.34
1996 12.73
1997 11.81
1998 10.73
1999 7.45
2000 4.92
2001 4.83
2002 5.19
2003 5.16
2004 4.24
2005 4.22
2006 4.54
2007 6.46
2008 7.64
2009 4.85
2010 3.68
2011 2.70
2012 2.85
2013 2.85
2014 2.73
2015 2.33
2016 1.11
2017 1.22
2018 1.39
2019 1.65
2020 1.91

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates