Barbados vs Maldives: Interest rate spread
Barbados
7.9%
in 2022
Maldives
8.1%
in 2025
Barbados rank
31st
Maldives rank
29th
Interest rate spread over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.1% against 7.9% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.
Barbados ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 29th of 141 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.5% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.9% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 0.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 8.1% against 7.9% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Barbados ranks 31st and Maldives ranks 29th 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.
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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.