Kuwait vs Malaysia: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)
Kuwait
2.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
2.4%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
119th
Malaysia rank
120th
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 120th of 141 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 4.2% | 2.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest rate spread, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest rate spread between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for interest rate spread?
- Kuwait ranks 119th and Malaysia ranks 120th 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.