World Bank · Financial Sector
Zambia: Deposit interest rate
8.72percent · 2020+17.8% since 2010
Deposit interest rate is the 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100. Annual figures for Zambia from 1978 to 2020.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.716 | |
| 2019 | 8.286 | |
| 2018 | 6.8 | |
| 2017 | 8.888 | |
| 2016 | 10.784 | |
| 2015 | 8.993 | |
| 2014 | 7.877 | |
| 2013 | 6.491 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 7.024 | |
| 2010 | 7.4 | |
| 2009 | 7.09 | |
| 2008 | 6.551 | |
| 2007 | 9.217 | |
| 2006 | 10.325 | |
| 2005 | 11.189 | |
| 2004 | 11.51 | |
| 2003 | 21.95 | |
| 2002 | 23.325 | |
| 2001 | 23.408 | |
| 2000 | 20.242 | |
| 1999 | 20.267 | |
| 1998 | 13.083 | |
| 1997 | 34.475 | |
| 1996 | 42.125 | |
| 1995 | 30.242 | |
| 1994 | 46.142 | |
| 1993 | 88.133 | |
| 1992 | 48.5 | |
| 1991 | 31.5 | |
| 1990 | 25.654 | |
| 1989 | 11.44 | |
| 1988 | 11.44 | |
| 1987 | 13.234 | |
| 1986 | 17.742 | |
| 1985 | 15.333 | |
| 1984 | 7.708 | |
| 1983 | 7 | |
| 1982 | 6 | |
| 1981 | 6.167 | |
| 1980 | 7 | |
| 1979 | 6.75 | |
| 1978 | 6.25 |
Source
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