Eswatini vs Nigeria: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)
Eswatini
7.0%
in 2024
Nigeria
7.2%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
40th
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) over time
- Eswatini
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nigeria ahead.
Eswatini ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th of 141 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.4% | 3.4% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.3% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.8% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 8.5% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Eswatini or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Eswatini and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Nigeria?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Nigeria rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th 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.