Interest rate spread in Qatar
Qatar: Interest rate spread was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Interest rate spread in Qatar, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.1% for interest rate spread in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 92.4% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Qatar peaked at 4.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Qatar ranks 131st of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Interest rate spread in Qatar, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.0% | — |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -32.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -92.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Qatar
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -16.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1289 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 9,348 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 9,746 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 13,720 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Qatar?
- Interest rate spread in Qatar was 0.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Qatar rank for interest rate spread?
- Qatar ranks 131st out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.