Benin vs Korea: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)
Benin
0.9%
in 2021
Korea
1.5%
in 2025
Benin rank
126th
Korea rank
124th
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) over time
- Benin
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.5% against 0.9% in Benin, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 126th and Korea ranks 124th of 141 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.5% | 1.6% | 4.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | -1.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Benin or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.5% against 0.9% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Benin and Korea?
- 0.6%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Korea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Korea rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Benin ranks 126th and Korea ranks 124th 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.