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Korea - Interest Rate Spread 1999

Name: Korea Interest Rate Spread 1999
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Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate) · World Bank

1.45% −0.54pp from 1998 Global rank: 3rd

Korea's interest rate spread was 1.45% in 1999, decreased +0.54pp from 1.99% in 1998. This was the 3rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾

Interest Rate Spread by Country - 1999
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Serbia	-42.71%	4.5%
2nd	Netherlands	0.72%	-
3rd	Korea	1.45%	-27.3%
4th	Bahamas, The	1.80%	29.9%
5th	Indonesia	1.93%	127.8%
6th	Japan	2.04%	-0.5%
7th	Oman	2.39%	23.3%
8th	New Zealand	2.49%	12.6%
9th	Algeria	2.50%	5.3%
10th	Australia	2.51%	6.9%
11th	Kuwait	2.80%	7.0%
12th	Panama	3.47%	-21.6%
13th	Canada	3.56%	0.9%
14th	China	3.60%	37.9%
15th	Philippines	3.61%	-22.7%
16th	Bangladesh	3.66%	0.8%
17th	Hungary	3.69%	-4.5%
18th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.75%	2.6%
19th	Libya	3.79%	152.8%
20th	Sweden	3.90%	-6.3%
21st	Hong Kong SAR, China	4.00%	22.2%
22nd	Jordan	4.02%	-8.7%
23rd	Chile	4.06%	-22.6%
24th	Singapore	4.12%	45.1%
25th	Macao SAR, China	4.16%	4.7%
26th	Czechia	4.20%	-11.1%
27th	Thailand	4.21%	11.6%
28th	Malaysia	4.44%	22.6%
29th	Maldives	4.95%	-27.8%
30th	Barbados	5.00%	-9.9%
31st	Viet Nam	5.33%	3.0%
32nd	Fiji	5.41%	6.0%
33rd	Botswana	5.68%	8.8%
34th	Nicaragua	5.75%	24.8%
35th	Yemen, Republic of	5.83%	-14.1%
36th	Seychelles	6.04%	-10.8%
37th	St. Kitts and Nevis	6.89%	-4.3%
38th	Bahrain	6.94%	-1.7%
39th	Aruba	6.98%	13.6%
40th	Lebanon	6.98%	0.9%
41st	Dominica	7.02%	-0.4%
42nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7.09%	0.8%
43rd	Grenada	7.32%	-3.4%
44th	Azerbaijan	7.40%	15.9%
45th	Nigeria	7.48%	-7.4%
46th	Eswatini	7.56%	-0.3%
47th	Antigua and Barbuda	7.62%	-2.9%
48th	Namibia	7.67%	-1.4%
49th	Bhutan	7.75%	0.0%
50th	Rwanda	7.87%	14.5%
51st	Moldova	7.99%	-12.6%
52nd	St. Lucia	8.03%	21.6%
53rd	Guyana	8.03%	-7.3%
54th	Colombia	8.10%	-10.2%
55th	Belize	8.15%	5.3%
56th	Trinidad and Tobago	8.53%	-9.0%
57th	Albania	8.67%	59.6%
58th	Myanmar	8.85%	13.3%
59th	Dominican Republic	8.98%	12.3%
60th	Honduras	10.19%	-15.9%
61st	Liberia	10.47%	-32.6%
62nd	Croatia	10.63%	-4.5%
63rd	Comoros	10.67%	-
64th	Mauritius	10.71%	0.7%
65th	Papua New Guinea	10.77%	15.3%
66th	Costa Rica	11.43%	17.6%
67th	Micronesia, Federated States of	11.45%	3.8%
68th	Armenia	11.50%	-51.2%
69th	Gambia, The	11.50%	-10.7%
70th	Guatemala	11.55%	3.9%
71st	Lesotho	11.61%	24.4%
72nd	Mozambique	11.77%	-27.0%
73rd	Suriname	11.78%	5.8%
74th	Mexico	12.14%	11.3%
75th	Uganda	12.82%	34.9%
76th	Kenya	12.83%	15.7%
77th	Jamaica	12.89%	-15.1%
78th	Tanzania	14.14%	-6.6%
79th	Guinea	14.21%	7.7%
80th	Paraguay	15.16%	-20.4%
81st	Madagascar	16.17%	-13.8%
82nd	Sierra Leone	17.33%	3.7%
83rd	Lao PDR	18.58%	61.7%
84th	Peru	18.78%	7.3%
85th	Mauritania	19.00%	15.2%
86th	Romania	19.78%	9.6%
87th	Zambia	20.25%	8.2%
88th	Mongolia	20.59%	39.5%
89th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	23.11%	-13.1%
90th	Russian Federation	26.03%	5.2%
91st	Belarus	27.24%	115.2%
92nd	Uruguay	28.72%	-9.9%
93rd	Kyrgyz Republic	31.63%	46.7%
94th	Ukraine	34.25%	6.2%
95th	Angola	43.72%	438.1%
96th	Brazil	54.42%	-6.7%

FAQ

What was Korea's interest rate spread in 1999?▾

Korea's interest rate spread in 1999 was 1.45%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How did Korea's interest rate spread change in 1999?▾

Korea's interest rate spread decreased by 27.3% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest interest rate spread in 1999?▾

Brazil had the highest interest rate spread in 1999 at 54.42%.

What is the interest rate spread of Korea in 1999?▾

The interest rate spread of Korea in 1999 was 1.45%. This ranked 3rd globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Korea's interest rate spread?▾

Korea's interest rate spread went from 1.99% in 1998 to 1.45% in 1999, a 27.3% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Korea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1999. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 4.7%. View full analysis →

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