Interest rate spread in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Interest rate spread was 8.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Interest rate spread in Vanuatu, 2013–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
In 2025, interest rate spread in Vanuatu stood at 8.1%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Vanuatu peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2015.
That places Vanuatu 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Interest rate spread in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.3% | — |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Vanuatu
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -11.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.3464 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,372 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,438 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Vanuatu?
- Interest rate spread in Vanuatu was 8.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for interest rate spread?
- Vanuatu ranks 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.