Japan vs Lebanon: Interest rate spread
Japan
0.7%
in 2017
Lebanon
0.8%
in 2019
Japan rank
131st
Lebanon rank
129th
Interest rate spread over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 131st and Lebanon ranks 129th of 141 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 9.0% | 6.6% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 3.9% | 2.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Japan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Japan and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Japan ranks 131st and Lebanon ranks 129th 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.