Bank lending-deposit spread in Liberia
Liberia: Bank lending-deposit spread was 8.22 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Liberia, 1981–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank lending-deposit spread in Liberia is 8.22, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Liberia peaked at 16.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 1981.
Liberia ranks 30th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.18 | 4.39 | 10.82 | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.79 | 7.5 | 15.52 | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.79 | 10.08 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.74 | 8.22 | 10.72 | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Liberia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.28 billion current LCU (2022)
- Net foreign assets 108.21 million current LCU (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Broad money 27.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.8% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 191.31 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -9,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Liberia?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Liberia was 8.22 in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 1981.
- How does Liberia rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 124 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.