Japan vs Qatar: Interest rate spread
Japan
0.7%
in 2017
Qatar
0.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
131st
Qatar rank
132nd
Interest rate spread over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7% against 0.1% in Qatar, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 132nd of 141 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 3.2% | 2.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Japan or Qatar?
- Japan, at 0.7% against 0.1% in Qatar as of 2017.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Japan ranks 131st and Qatar ranks 132nd 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.