Which has higher bank lending-deposit spread, Bolivia or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 4.05 against 4.05 in Bolivia as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?

34 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.

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.

Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Bank lending-deposit spread

Bolivia

4.05

in 2020

Costa Rica

4.05

in 2020

Bolivia rank

80th

Costa Rica rank

79th

Bank lending-deposit spread over time

Bolivia
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.05 against 4.05 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 124 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	14.91	12.28	2.63	Bolivia
1990s	28.05	11.64	16.4	Bolivia
2000s	10.52	12.54	2.02	Costa Rica
2010s	7.3	10.23	2.94	Costa Rica
2020s	4.05	4.05	0.0039	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank lending-deposit spread, Bolivia or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 4.05 against 4.05 in Bolivia as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank lending-deposit spread between Bolivia and Costa Rica?: 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for bank lending-deposit spread?: Bolivia ranks 80th 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: 30 October 2026

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.