Uruguay - Interest rate spread

Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)

The value for Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in Uruguay was 6.44 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.80 in 2002 and a minimum value of -40.08 in 1985.

Definition: Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 11.15
1977 4.86
1978 -4.67
1979 -4.04
1980 -15.96
1981 -15.61
1982 -23.90
1983 -24.10
1984 -29.35
1985 -40.08
1986 -7.44
1987 -5.01
1988 -10.70
1989 -12.60
1990 11.71
1991 27.15
1992 26.52
1993 30.98
1994 32.66
1995 34.53
1996 43.44
1997 37.80
1998 31.86
1999 28.72
2000 28.06
2001 27.09
2002 55.80
2003 29.25
2004 17.48
2005 10.77
2006 7.42
2007 6.58
2008 9.22
2009 10.88
2010 6.16
2011 5.23
2012 6.75
2013 7.79
2014 10.64
2015 10.24
2016 10.60
2017 8.77
2018 7.08
2019 6.49
2020 6.44

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates