Korea vs New Zealand: Interest rate spread

Korea
1.5%
in 2025
New Zealand
1.5%
in 2017
Korea rank
125th
New Zealand rank
124th

Interest rate spread over time

  • Korea
  • New Zealand
0.511.522.5199620102025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.

Korea ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 124th of 141 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1.7% 2.4% 0.6% New Zealand
2000s 1.7% 1.6% 0.1% Korea
2010s 1.7% 1.8% 0.0% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest rate spread, Korea or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in interest rate spread between Korea and New Zealand?
0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for interest rate spread?
Korea ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 124th 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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Indicator
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)
Unit
lending rate minus deposit rate, %
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 5,163 data points, 1967–2025
Last refreshed

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.