Interest rate spread in Yemen
Yemen: Interest rate spread was 6.8% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Interest rate spread in Yemen, 1996–2013
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 Yemen is 6.8%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of up 36.7% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Yemen peaked at 7.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2001.
That places Yemen 43rd out of 141 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Interest rate spread in Yemen, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.7% | — |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +46.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Yemen
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 89,247 current LCU per person (2013)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 64.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.13 % change on previous year (2013)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.75 million SDR (2013)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.11 million SDR (2013)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 711.83 million SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold 939.88 million SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 939.88 million SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.01 billion SDR (2022)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 26.39 SDR per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Yemen?
- Interest rate spread in Yemen was 6.8% in 2013, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for interest rate spread?
- Yemen ranks 43rd out of 141 countries with data for 2013.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.