Bank lending-deposit spread in Dominica
Dominica: Bank lending-deposit spread was 5.09 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank lending-deposit spread in Dominica, 1982–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.09 for bank lending-deposit spread in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Dominica peaked at 7.84 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 2020.
That places Dominica 65th out of 124 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.34 | 5.61 | 7.23 | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.18 | 6.9 | 7.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.71 | 5.68 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.07 | 5.64 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 5.09 | 5.09 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Dominica
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 38.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.87 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 985.40 million current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.1% (2025)
- Broad money 80.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.7 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -242 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Dominica?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Dominica was 5.09 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 2020.
- How does Dominica rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Dominica ranks 65th out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.