Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Bank lending-deposit spread

Bahamas
3.8
in 2020
Costa Rica
4.05
in 2020
Bahamas rank
82nd
Costa Rica rank
79th

Bank lending-deposit spread over time

  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.05 against 3.8 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.25.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 82nd and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 124 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 3.33 9.27 5.94 Costa Rica
1990s 2.02 11.64 9.63 Costa Rica
2000s 1.92 12.54 10.62 Costa Rica
2010s 3.08 10.23 7.15 Costa Rica
2020s 3.8 4.05 0.2572 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank lending-deposit spread, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 4.05 against 3.8 in Bahamas as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank lending-deposit spread between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
0.25, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for bank lending-deposit spread?
Bahamas ranks 82nd and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank lending-deposit spread. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank lending-deposit spread
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,456 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Difference between lending rate and deposit rate. Lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits. IFS line 60P - line 60L.