Interest rate spread in Bahrain
Bahrain: Interest rate spread was 4.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Interest rate spread in Bahrain, 1986–2015
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 4.2% for interest rate spread in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Bahrain peaked at 8.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
That places Bahrain 87th out of 140 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Interest rate spread in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.4% | — |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -25.9% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -53.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +788.8% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +73.9% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 0.9% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,203 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0567 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,736 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,105 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Bahrain?
- Interest rate spread in Bahrain was 4.2% in 2015, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for interest rate spread?
- Bahrain ranks 87th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.