Year lending rate minus deposit rate, % 1997 7.77884615384615 1998 9.021525028441403 1999 8.669166666666698 2000 8.79223771349255 2001 8.136814168439951 2002 8.286206432934225 2003 7.964980823770861 2004 7.1674200251108005 2005 7.1064166666667 2006 6.914385744057881 2007 6.7216589815418955 2008 6.53171493737902 2009 6.7249999999999694 2010 6.578224532670539 2011 6.531170683834319 2012 6.4903962004733895 2013 6.5018985927681605 2014 6.484999999999999 2015 6.682499999999999 2016 6.73 2017 6.63583333333335 2018 6.5525 2019 6.458035088958315 2020 6.256021333333335 2021 5.9375 2022 5.9643749999999995