Year lending rate minus deposit rate, % 2001 8.98076923076925 2002 8.95414261100505 2003 8.971185897435898 2004 8.45439965846715 2005 7.86679166666665 2006 7.61749999999997 2007 7.673333333333369 2008 6.72948274124623 2009 8.036664928603749 2010 8.80662931663317 2011 8.72045795605664 2012 7.695416666666665 2013 7.659999999999985 2014 7.3111381059454645 2015 7.026666666666659 2016 7.3100000000000005 2017 6.9580936460073595 2018 7.044120437496815 2019 7.563171866425391 2020 7.187343173134481 2021 6.5468201754386