Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Interest rate spread in South Sudan, 2012–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 14.2% for interest rate spread in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in South Sudan peaked at 17.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2016.
That places South Sudan 11th out of 141 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.0% | — |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +69.8% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | -2.3% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 14.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 14.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.2%, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +69.8% | 9.4% | 16.0% |
| 2014 | +41.5% | 12.2% | 17.3% |
| 2015 | -27.1% | 17.3% | 12.6% |
| 2016 | -25.7% | 12.6% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 9.3% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 8 Gambia 15.5% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 15.4% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 14.4% compare
- 12 Somalia 13.0%
- 13 Micronesia (country) 12.6% compare
- 14 Mozambique 11.8% compare
More financial sector data for South Sudan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -77.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 0.803 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in South Sudan?
- Interest rate spread in South Sudan was 14.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for interest rate spread?
- South Sudan ranks 11th out of 141 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.