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Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.2%
Median: 5.1%
Countries Covered
139
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
47.9%
Lowest
Serbia
-6.4%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar47.9%
2Zimbabwe40.1%
3Brazil32.5%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic19.6%
5Tajikistan18.4%
By Region
South America10.2%(6 countries)
Other7.3%(88 countries)
Africa5.7%(7 countries)
North America5.5%(3 countries)
Asia3.0%(21 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-6.4%)High (47.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.2%)

South America (6)
Other (88)
Africa (7)
North America (3)
Asia (21)
Europe (12)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Madagascar47.9%
2Zimbabwe40.1%
3Brazil32.5%
4Lao People's Democratic Republic19.6%
5Tajikistan18.4%
6Kyrgyzstan18.1%
7Democratic Republic of the Congo17.6%
8Republic of The Gambia15.5%
9Sao Tome and Principe15.2%
10Sierra Leone14.4%
11South Sudan14.2%
12Somalia13.0%
13Micronesia, Federated States of12.6%
14Mozambique11.8%
15Angola11.4%
16Mauritania11.3%
17Argentina11.2%
18Uganda10.5%
19United Republic of Tanzania10.0%
20Timor-Leste10.0%
21Ukraine9.7%
22Mongolia9.4%
23Paraguay9.1%
24Myanmar9.0%
25Lesotho8.7%
26Haiti8.7%
27Liberia8.2%
28Vanuatu8.1%
29Maldives8.1%
30Papua New Guinea8.0%
31Barbados7.9%
32Suriname7.8%
33Peru7.8%
34Guatemala7.7%
35Guyana7.5%
36Iraq7.4%
37Seychelles7.4%
38Bhutan7.3%
39Croatia7.2%
40Jamaica7.0%
41Eswatini7.0%
42Nicaragua6.9%
43Yemen6.8%
44Samoa6.8%
45Belize6.5%
46Venezuela6.3%
47Bolivia6.3%
48Algeria6.3%
49Mexico6.2%
50Cape Verde6.2%
51Nigeria6.2%
52Honduras6.1%
53Tonga6.1%
54Montenegro6.0%
55Trinidad and Tobago6.0%
56Azerbaijan6.0%
57Comoros6.0%
58Grenada5.9%
59Panama5.9%
60Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.8%
61Armenia5.8%
62Rwanda5.7%
63Namibia5.6%
64Dominican Republic5.5%
65Colombia5.4%
66Islamic Republic of Iran5.2%
67Georgia5.2%
68Brunei Darussalam5.2%
69Egypt5.1%
70Macao5.1%
71Singapore5.1%
72Saint Lucia5.1%
73Antigua and Barbuda5.1%
74Uzbekistan5.0%
75Hong Kong5.0%
76Guinea4.9%
77Solomon Islands4.7%
78Kenya4.6%
79Albania4.6%
80Vietnam4.5%
81Mauritius4.5%
82Saint Kitts and Nevis4.4%
83Dominica4.2%
84Moldova, Republic of4.2%
85Belarus4.2%
86Bahrain4.2%
87Bulgaria4.0%
88Botswana3.9%
89Bahamas3.7%
90Australia3.5%
91Libya3.5%
92Costa Rica3.4%
93Ethiopia3.3%
94State of Palestine3.3%
95Romania3.3%
96South Africa3.3%
97Indonesia3.1%
98Czech Republic3.1%
99San Marino3.1%
100Philippines3.0%
101Aruba3.0%
102Pakistan2.9%
103Fiji2.9%
104People's Republic of China2.9%
105Thailand2.8%
106Uruguay2.8%
107United Kingdom2.7%
108The Republic of North Macedonia2.7%
109Norway2.7%
110Jordan2.6%
111Canada2.6%
112Sweden2.6%
113Sri Lanka2.5%
114Israel2.5%
115Russian Federation2.5%
116Kuwait2.4%
117Malaysia2.4%
118Bosnia and Herzegovina2.3%
119Hungary2.3%
120Switzerland2.0%
121Chile1.5%
122New Zealand1.5%
123South Korea1.5%
124Oman1.3%
125Benin1.0%
126Burkina Faso1.0%
127Lebanon0.8%
128Zambia0.8%
129Japan0.7%
130Qatar0.1%
131Bangladesh-0.7%
132Netherlands-0.9%
133Cote d'Ivoire-1.6%
134Mali-1.6%
135Niger-1.6%
136Guinea-Bissau-1.6%
137Senegal-1.6%
138Togo-1.6%
139Serbia-6.4%
Showing 139 of 139 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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