Bank lending-deposit spread in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bank lending-deposit spread was 9.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Jamaica, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9.6 for bank lending-deposit spread in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Jamaica peaked at 20.27 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 1984.
Jamaica ranks 22nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Bank lending-deposit spread in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.06 | — |
| 1981 | 5.47 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 5.68 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 3.31 | -41.8% |
| 1984 | 2.6 | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 5.25 | +101.7% |
| 1986 | 8.5 | +61.8% |
| 1987 | 9.74 | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 9.32 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 9.2 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.52 | -29.1% |
| 1991 | 6.73 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 11.04 | +63.9% |
| 1993 | 16 | +44.9% |
| 1994 | 12.88 | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 20.27 | +57.3% |
| 1996 | 14.67 | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 19 | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 15.19 | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 12.89 | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 8.69 | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 7.29 | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 6.99 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 7.09 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.39 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 7.55 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.39 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 8.31 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.7 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.76 | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 14.01 | +107.3% |
| 2011 | 15.23 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 13.88 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 14.02 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.69 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 13.08 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.93 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.19 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 11.08 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.45 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6 | -8.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.26, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank lending-deposit spread in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +107.3% | 6.76 | 14.01 |
| 1985 | +101.7% | 2.6 | 5.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.51 | 2.6 | 9.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.52 | 6.52 | 20.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.62 | 6.76 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.86 | 10.45 | 15.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More financial sector data for Jamaica
- 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.64 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 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.2 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 Jamaica?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Jamaica was 9.6 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.27 in 1995.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 1984.
- How does Jamaica rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.