Interest rate spread in Comoros
Comoros: Interest rate spread was 6.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interest rate spread in Comoros, 1999–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest rate spread in Comoros is 6.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Comoros peaked at 10.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 57th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Interest rate spread in Comoros, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7% | — |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 54 Montenegro 6.0% compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 6.0% compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 6.0% compare
- 58 Grenada 5.9% compare
- 59 Panama 5.9% compare
- 60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.8% compare
More financial sector data for Comoros
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 181,431 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 97.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 20,255 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.85 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 269.00 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 296.85 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 298.70 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 298.67 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 338.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Comoros?
- Interest rate spread in Comoros was 6.0% in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for interest rate spread?
- Comoros ranks 57th out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.