Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Interest rate spread
Bahamas
3.7%
in 2025
Costa Rica
3.4%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
91st
Costa Rica rank
94th
Interest rate spread over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 91st and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 141 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 | 3.3% | 9.3% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 11.6% | 9.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 12.5% | 10.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 10.2% | 7.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Bahamas, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Bahamas ranks 91st and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 141 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.