Bank lending-deposit spread in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Bank lending-deposit spread was 7.77 in 2019. β² Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Papua New Guinea, 1983β2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2019, bank lending-deposit spread in Papua New Guinea stood at 7.77.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.53 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.76, in 1986.
That places Papua New Guinea 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 4.76 | 9.2 | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.96 | 5.81 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.56 | 7.77 | 11.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 | 7.73 | 10.33 | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,782 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.21 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 126.04 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.72 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.84 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.80 billion SDR (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Papua New Guinea?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Papua New Guinea was 7.77 in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 in 1986.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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 IMFβs 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.