Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Bank lending-deposit spread

Bulgaria
4.32
in 2020
Costa Rica
4.05
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
76th
Costa Rica rank
79th

Bank lending-deposit spread over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
2.557.51012.515198220012020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.32 against 4.05 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.27.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 124 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 6.34 12.54 6.2 Costa Rica
2010s 6.21 10.23 4.02 Costa Rica
2020s 4.32 4.05 0.2685 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank lending-deposit spread, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 4.32 against 4.05 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in bank lending-deposit spread between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.27, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for bank lending-deposit spread?
Bulgaria ranks 76th 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.