Brazil vs Madagascar: Interest rate spread
Brazil
32.5%
in 2024
Madagascar
47.9%
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Madagascar rank
1st
Interest rate spread over time
- Brazil
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 47.9% against 32.5% in Brazil, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 1st of 141 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 16.9% | 38.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 16.7% | 21.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 43.2% | 12.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 38.7% | 10.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Brazil or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 47.9% against 32.5% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Brazil and Madagascar?
- 15.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 1st 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.