Bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados
Barbados: Bank lending-deposit spread was 7.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados, 1981–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados is 7.9, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados peaked at 7.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 1981.
Barbados ranks 33rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.07 | — |
| 1982 | 4.54 | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 5.07 | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 5.43 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 5.07 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 4.78 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 5.14 | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 5.18 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 5.13 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.13 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.88 | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 6.86 | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 4.53 | -34.0% |
| 1994 | 4.77 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.89 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.8 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.26 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 5.55 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5 | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 5.21 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.54 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.94 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.99 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.69 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 5.62 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.57 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.34 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 6.03 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.02 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.14 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.19 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.87 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 6.74 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 7.86 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 7.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 7.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.26, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -34.0% | 6.86 | 4.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.93 | 4.07 | 5.43 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.27 | 4.53 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 | 5.21 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 5.87 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 44.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Barbados was 7.9 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Barbados ranks 33rd out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.