Australia: Lending-deposit interest rate spread
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| Australia |
Bank lending-deposit interest rate spread |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 3.54 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Measure | interest rate points |
| Data availability | 1987 - 2019 |
| Average | 2.89 |
| Min - Max | 0.20 - 4.18 |
| Source | The International Monetary Fund |
The latest value from 2019 is 3.54 interest rate points, an increase from 3.28 interest rate points in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 6.96 interest rate points, based on data from 100 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1987 to 2019 is 2.89 interest rate points. The minimum value, 0.2 interest rate points, was reached in 1987 while the maximum of 4.18 interest rate points was recorded in 2008.
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Definition: Difference between the lending rate and the deposit rate. The lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and the deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lending-deposit interest rate spread | 3.54 | 2019 | interest rate points |
| Bank cost to income ratio | 54.07 | 2021 | percent |
| Non-performing loans | 0.72 | 2022 | percent |
| Bank overhead cost | 1.01 | 2021 | percent |
| Net interest margin | 1.67 | 2021 | percent |
| Bank credit to deposits | 118.62 | 2021 | percent |
| Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets | 17.56 | 2020 | percent |
| Return on assets | 0.87 | 2021 | percent |
| Return on equity | 13.48 | 2021 | percent |
| Banking system z-scores | 14.15 | 2021 | index points |
| Liquid assets to deposits | 32.70 | 2021 | percent |
| Banking system capital to assets | 8.00 | 2020 | percent |
| Non-interest income to total income | 24.53 | 2021 | percent |
| Lending interest rate | 5.10 | 2019 | percent |
| Real interest rate | 1.58 | 2019 | percent |
| Legal rights | 11.00 | 2019 | points |
| Credit information sharing | 8.00 | 2019 | points |