Brazil: Lending-deposit interest rate spread

Brazil: Bank lending-deposit interest rate spread

: For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1997 to 2017. The average value for Brazil during that period was 37.94 interest rate points with a minimum of 19.58 interest rate points in 2013 and a maximum of 58.36 interest rate points in 1998. The latest value from 2017 is 38.4 interest rate points. For comparison, the world average in 2017 based on 104 countries is 7.35 interest rate points. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.