Libya: Lending-deposit interest rate spread
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Libya |
Bank lending-deposit interest rate spread |
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Latest value | 3.50 |
Year | 2014 |
Measure | interest rate points |
Data availability | 1980 - 2014 |
Average | 2.70 |
Min - Max | 1.50 - 4.00 |
Source | The International Monetary Fund |
The latest value from 2014 is 3.5 interest rate points, unchanged from 3.5 interest rate points in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 6.99 interest rate points, based on data from 112 countries. Historically, the average for Libya from 1980 to 2014 is 2.7 interest rate points. The minimum value, 1.5 interest rate points, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 4 interest rate points was recorded in 2000.
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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 | 3.50 | 2014 | interest rate points |
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Return on equity | 11.64 | 2020 | percent |
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Non-interest income to total income | 56.17 | 2020 | percent |
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Real interest rate | 7.08 | 2014 | percent |
Legal rights | 0.00 | 2019 | points |
Credit information sharing | 0.00 | 2019 | points |