Interest rate spread in Sweden
Sweden: Interest rate spread was 2.6% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Interest rate spread in Sweden, 1992–2006
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
In 2006, interest rate spread in Sweden stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Sweden peaked at 7.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 113th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Interest rate spread in Sweden, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.4% | — |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Sweden
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 966,527 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 33.12 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 41.29 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 54.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Sweden?
- Interest rate spread in Sweden was 2.6% in 2006, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for interest rate spread?
- Sweden ranks 113th out of 140 countries with data for 2006.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.