Bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Bank lending-deposit spread was 15.85 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
15.85
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 124 countries
All-time high
22.42
in 2002
All-time low
13.28
in 2012
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001–2020

051015202001201020202001: 222002: 22.42003: 20.12004: 18.32005: 192006: 18.62007: 19.62008: 19.62009: 19.22010: 17.82011: 14.62012: 13.32013: 13.32014: 14.32015: 16.42016: 15.52017: 15.42018: 16.12019: 15.72020: 15.9

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Analysis

In 2020, bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 15.85.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 22.42 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.28, in 2012.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 22
2002 22.42 +1.9%
2003 20.1 -10.3%
2004 18.28 -9.1%
2005 18.96 +3.7%
2006 18.55 -2.2%
2007 19.65 +5.9%
2008 19.65 +0.0%
2009 19.19 -2.4%
2010 17.76 -7.4%
2011 14.59 -17.8%
2012 13.28 -9.0%
2013 13.33 +0.4%
2014 14.25 +6.9%
2015 16.41 +15.1%
2016 15.45 -5.8%
2017 15.44 -0.1%
2018 16.08 +4.1%
2019 15.68 -2.5%
2020 15.85 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.87 18.28 22.42 9
2010s 15.23 13.28 17.76 10
2020s 15.85 15.85 15.85 1

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 5 Laos 19.61 compare
  2. 6 Tajikistan 18.37 compare
  3. 7 South Sudan 16.01 compare
  4. 9 Kyrgyzstan 15.67 compare
  5. 10 Micronesia (country) 14.4 compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 14.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe?
Bank lending-deposit spread in Sao Tome and Principe was 15.85 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 22.42 in 2002.
What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 13.28 in 2012.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Indicator
Bank lending-deposit spread
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,456 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

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.