Bank lending-deposit spread in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Bank lending-deposit spread was 8.49 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Azerbaijan, 1998–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 8.49 for bank lending-deposit spread in 2020.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.25 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.91, in 2003.
Azerbaijan ranks 29th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9 | 6.39 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.79 | 5.91 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.24 | 7.17 | 9.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.49 | 8.49 | 8.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More financial sector data for Azerbaijan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.95 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 36.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 25.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2025)
- Broad money 38.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.7 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 8,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Azerbaijan?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Azerbaijan was 8.49 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 in 2003.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Azerbaijan ranks 29th out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.