Kenya: Lending-deposit interest rate spread

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 Kenya

Bank lending-deposit interest rate spread

 Latest value 5.03
 Year 2020
 Measure interest rate points
 Data availability 1980 - 2020
 Average 8.17
 Min - Max 2.30 - 20.52
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2020 is 5.03 interest rate points, an increase from 4.94 interest rate points in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 6.59 interest rate points, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 1980 to 2020 is 8.17 interest rate points. The minimum value, 2.3 interest rate points, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 20.52 interest rate points was recorded in 1994. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kenya - Lending-deposit interest rate spread - Recent values chart

Historical series
Kenya - Lending-deposit interest rate spread - historical chart - 1980-2020




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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