Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in Comoros
Comoros: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) 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 141 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 (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) 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% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 6.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.2%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.91 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 141 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.