Bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba
Aruba: Bank lending-deposit spread was 5.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba, 1986–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba stood at 5.5.
That represents a change of up 57.1% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba peaked at 8.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2019.
Aruba ranks 60th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4.6 | — |
| 1987 | 3.72 | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 3.54 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 3.77 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.9 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.12 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 4.71 | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 5.62 | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 6.61 | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 6.23 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 6.11 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.89 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.14 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 6.97 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 5.87 | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 6.1 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1 | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 6.5 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 6.9 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 7 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3 | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5 | +57.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 5.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 5.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.26, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.91 | 3.54 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.63 | 3.9 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.07 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More financial sector data for Aruba
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 12,046 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 12,046 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 14,978 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 15,264 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Aruba was 5.5 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2019.
- How does Aruba rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Aruba ranks 60th out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank lending-deposit spread. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Difference between lending rate and deposit rate. Lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits. IFS line 60P - line 60L.