Deposit Rate - Ranking 1968
In 1968, France (3.00%), Kenya (3.50%), and Libya (3.50%) ranked highest in deposit rate among all countries. Japan ranked lowest at 6.25%.
Data & analysis
- Argentina — 86.30
- Zimbabwe — 82.58
- Türkiye — 80.49
- Egypt, Arab Republic of — 19.48
- Uzbekistan — 18.89
The 2025 deposit rate ranking reveals a stark divide between economies grappling with severe monetary instability and those with stable financial systems. The top of the list is dominated by nations experiencing extreme inflation, with Argentina’s deposit rate at 86.2969% and Türkiye’s at 80.4927%, both reflecting central bank efforts to offer real returns on savings amid rapidly depreciating currencies. These rates are not signs of economic health but rather emergency tools to prevent capital flight. At the bottom, Papua New Guinea’s negative deposit rate of -0.1273% and Barbados’s 0.1418% indicate either deflationary pressures or a policy of discouraging savings to stimulate consumption and lending. A structural reason for such low rates includes deeply entrenched low-inflation environments or deliberate central bank accommodation. If global inflation trends moderate further, the extreme rates at the top of the ranking could converge downward, potentially reshuffling the leaderboard toward more moderate, single-digit figures.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
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