Bank lending-deposit spread in Brunei
Brunei: Bank lending-deposit spread was 5.27 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Brunei, 2003–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 5.27 for bank lending-deposit spread in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Brunei peaked at 5.27 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.33, in 2007.
Brunei ranks 63rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank lending-deposit spread in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.44 | — |
| 2004 | 4.46 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.49 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.46 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.62 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.8 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.03 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.27 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.22 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.16 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.18 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.13 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.27 | +2.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.8, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.27 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.94, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 | 4.33 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.17 | 5.03 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 | 5.27 | 5.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More financial sector data for Brunei
- 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 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 103.37 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 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 75.48 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 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 103.37 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 Brunei?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Brunei was 5.27 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 in 2007.
- How does Brunei rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Brunei ranks 63rd out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.