Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate) - Private sector development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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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. Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate) - Private sector development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Zimbabwe (2007)457.46
2Democratic Republic of the Congo (1996)187
3Guinea-Bissau (1996)48.25
4Madagascar (2008)33.5
5Malawi (2007)21.74
6Sao Tome and Principe (2008)19.65
7Mauritania (2007)15.5
8Gambia (2007)15.03
9Sierra Leone (2008)14.78
10Zambia (2008)12.51
11Guinea (2000)11.88
12Mauritius (2008)11.43
13Liberia (2007)11.28
14Cameroon (2007)10.75
15Central African Republic (2007)10.75
16Chad (2007)10.75
17Equatorial Guinea (2007)10.75
18Gabon (2007)10.75
19Republic of the Congo (2007)10.75
20Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)10.43
21Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)10.1
22Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)9.97
23Uganda (2007)9.84
24Togo (1992)9.75
25Africa (2007)9.67
26Ghana (1988)9.08
27Rwanda (2007)9.06
28Benin (1992)9
29Mali (1992)9
30Niger (1992)9
31Ivory Coast (1992)9
32Senegal (1992)9
33Burkina Faso (1992)9
34Kenya (2008)8.71
35Lesotho (2008)8.55
36Djibouti (2007)8.08
37Burundi (1988)8
38Botswana (2008)7.95
39Morocco (2004)7.89
40Seychelles (2008)7.84
41Mozambique (2008)7.32
42Tanzania (2008)6.94
43Swaziland (2008)6.67
44Algeria (2008)6.25
45Cape Verde (2008)6.18
46Angola (2008)6.08
47North Africa (2008)5.74
48Egypt (2008)5.74
49Namibia (2008)5.35
50Comoros (2008)4.5
51Nigeria (2008)3.51
52South Africa (2008)3.51
53Libya (2008)3.5
54Ethiopia (2006)3.44
55Tunisia (1988)2.5
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