Mali's interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) was -1.63% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.46 percentage points from -3.09% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -1.63% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | -3.24% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | -3.09% | 2006 |
| Highest | 1.07% | 2005 |
| Lowest | -3.6% | 2009 |
| Average since 2007 | -2.7% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 1.07% | 2005 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Mali's interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) rose 0.21 percentage points on 2015 (from -1.84% to -1.63%).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was −0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.59 percentage points in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.16 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.2 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | -1.63% | 2016 |
| World | 5.98% | 2019 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.11% | 2021 |
Closest to Mali in the 2016 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 7: 5.2%
- Côte d'Ivoire — 2nd of 7: -1.63%
- Guinea-Bissau — 3rd of 7: -1.63%
- Niger — 5th of 7: -1.63%
- Senegal — 6th of 7: -1.63%
- Togo — 7th of 7: -1.63%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Countries use a variety of reporting formats, sample designs, interest compounding formulas, averaging methods, and data presentations for indices and other data series on interest rates. The IMF's Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual does not provide guidelines beyond the general recommendation that such data should reflect market prices and effective (rather than nominal) interest rates and should be representative of the financial assets and markets to be covered. For more information, please see http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/mfs/manual/index.htm.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 12 values
| Year | Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -1.63 |
| 2015 | -1.84 |
| 2014 | -1.92 |
| 2013 | -2.37 |
| 2012 | -2.95 |
| 2011 | -3.24 |
| 2010 | -3.27 |
| 2009 | -3.6 |
| 2008 | -3.14 |
| 2007 | -3.06 |
| 2006 |
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in nearby economies
- Angola — 11.39% (2025)
- Benin — 0.95% (2021)
- Botswana — 3.91% (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 0.95% (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 6.21% (2025)
- Comoros — 5.97% (2022)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 16.21% (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire — -1.63% (2016)
- Eswatini — 6.97% (2024)
More financial sector data for Mali
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 5.93 trillion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 5.39 trillion (2025)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — 6.7% (2025)
- Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — -1.29% (2025)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 12% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 20.38% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Mali's interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)?
- -1.63% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is down 2.7 percentage points from 1.07% in 2005. The highest value was 1.07% in 2005 and the lowest -3.6% in 2009.
- Is the latest change in interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) unusual for Mali?
- In 2016, Mali's interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) rose 0.21 percentage points on 2015 (from -1.84% to -1.63%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2015), the average change was −0.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FR.INR.LNDP, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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