South Korea: Lending-deposit interest rate spread

South Korea: Bank lending-deposit interest rate spread

: For that indicator, The International Monetary Fund provides data for South Korea from 1981 to 2016. The average value for South Korea during that period was 1.56 interest rate points with a minumum of 0.13 interest rate points in 1988 and a maximum of 3.79 interest rate points in 1982. 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.