Bank lending-deposit spread in Seychelles
Seychelles: Bank lending-deposit spread was 8.13 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Seychelles, 1989–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank lending-deposit spread in Seychelles is 8.13, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Seychelles peaked at 9.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.58, in 2009.
Seychelles ranks 32nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.77 | 5.77 | 5.77 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.27 | 5.68 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.53 | 5.58 | 7.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 | 8.63 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.13 | 8.13 | 8.13 | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Seychelles
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 34.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.67 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.58 billion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 25.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.5% (2016)
- Broad money 84.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.5% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 14.73 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,590 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Seychelles?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Seychelles was 8.13 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.58 in 2009.
- How does Seychelles rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Seychelles ranks 32nd out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.