Brazil vs Zimbabwe: Interest rate spread
Brazil
32.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
40.1%
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
2nd
Interest rate spread over time
- Brazil
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 40.1% against 32.5% in Brazil, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 141 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 5.3% | 29.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 64.3% | 35.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Brazil or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 40.1% against 32.5% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 7.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zimbabwe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zimbabwe rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd 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.