Interest Rates on Bank Deposits and Loans – June 2019
31/07/2019 - Press Releases
1. INTEREST RATES ON EURO-DENOMINATED NEW DEPOSITS AND LOANS
In June 2019, the overall weighted average interest rate on new deposits remained unchanged, while the corresponding rate on new loans decreased. The spread* between loan and deposit rates decreased to 4.25 percentage points (see Table 1).
New Deposits
The overall weighted average interest rate on all new deposits remained unchanged at 0.27%.
In particular, the average interest rate on overnight deposits placed by households remained unchanged at 0.09%, while the corresponding rate on deposits by non-financial corporations remained almost unchanged at 0.16%. The average interest rate on deposits from households with an agreed maturity of up to 1 year remained also almost unchanged at 0.56%.
New Loans
The overall weighted average interest rate on all new loans to households and non-financial corporations decreased by 14 basis points to 4.52%.
More specifically, the average interest rate on consumer loans without a defined maturity (category which comprises credit cards, open account loans and overdrafts) decreased by 12 basis points to 14.37%.
The average interest rate on housing loans at a floating rate1 decreased by 5 basis points to 3.08%.The average interest rate on consumer loans with a defined maturity at a floating rate[1] increased by 70 basis points to 10.82%.
The average interest rate on corporate loans without a defined maturity remained almost unchanged at 4.93%. Τhe corresponding rate on loans to sole proprietors remained also almost unchanged at 6.83%.
The average interest rate on corporate loans with a defined maturity at a floating rate1 decreased by 38 basis points to 3.42% in June 2019, whereas the volume of new business[2] increased to €1,196 million from €302 million in the previous month. More specifically, the rate on loans with a defined maturity at a floating rate to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) decreased by 36 basis points to 3.71%, whereas the corresponding volume of new business increased to €498 million in June from €186 million in the previous month (see graph and Table 1).
As regards the structure of interest rates according to the size of the loan granted, the rate on loans of up to €250,000 decreased by 30 basis points to 4.89%, on loans of over €250,000 and up to €1 million decreased by 9 basis points to 3.93%, while the rate on loans of over €1 million decreased by 26 basis points to 3.33%.
2. INTEREST RATES ON OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS OF EURO-DENOMINATED DEPOSITS AND LOANS
In June 2019, the overall weighted average interest rate on outstanding amounts of all deposits remained unchanged, while the corresponding rate on loans remained almost unchanged. The spread* between loan and deposit rates remained almost unchanged at 3.86 percentage points (see Table 2).
Outstanding Deposits
The overall weighted average interest rate on outstanding amounts of all deposits (including overnight deposits) remained unchanged at 0.27%.
In particular, the average interest rate on outstanding amounts of deposits with an agreed maturity of up to 2 years placed by households remained almost unchanged at 0.56%. The average interest rate on outstanding amounts of deposits with an agreed maturity of up to 2 years placed by non-financial corporations remained also almost unchanged at 0.73%.
Outstanding Loans
The overall weighted average interest rate on outstanding amounts of all loans remained almost unchanged at 4.13%.
In particular, the average interest rate on outstanding amounts of housing loans with over 5 years’ maturity remained unchanged at 2.13%. The average interest rate on outstanding amounts of consumer loans[3] with over 5 years’ maturity decreased by 7 basis points to 6.19%. The corresponding rate on corporate loans remained almost unchanged at 3.56%. Finally, the average interest rate on outstanding amounts of loans to sole proprietors with over 5 years’ maturity remained almost unchanged at 4.66%.
Table 1: Average interest rates on new euro-denominated deposits and loans (percentage % annually)
| | | April 2019 | May 2019 | June 2019 |
| DEPOSITS | Overnight from households | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Overnight from non-financial corporations | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| From households with an agreed maturity of up to 1 year | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.56 |
| Overall weighted average rate on all deposits | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| LOANS | Consumer without a defined maturity | 14.58 | 14.49 | 14.37 |
| Corporate without a defined maturity | 4.95 | 4.95 | 4.93 |
| To sole proprietors without a defined maturity | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.83 |
| Housing at a floating rate1 | 3.08 | 3.13 | 3.08 |
| Consumer with a defined maturity at a floating rate1 | 9.88 | 10.12 | 10.82 |
| Corporate with a defined maturity at a floating rate1: | 4.51 | 3.80 | 3.42 |
| -amounts of up to €250,000 | 5.23 | 5.19 | 4.89 |
| -amounts of over €250,000 and up to €1 million | 4.34 | 4.02 | 3.93 |
| -amounts of over €1 million | 4.50 | 3.59 | 3.33 |
| Loans with a defined maturity to small and medium-sized enterprises at a floating rate1 | 3.95 | 4.07 | 3.71 |
| Overall weighted average rate on all loans | 4.93 | 4.66 | 4.52 |
| Interest rate spread* | 4.65 | 4.39 | 4.25 |
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Table 2: Average interest rates on outstanding amounts of euro-denominated deposits and loans (percentage % annually)
| | | April 2019 | May 2019 | June 2019 |
| DEPOSITS | From households with an agreed maturity of up to 2 years | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
| From non-financial corporations with an agreed maturity of up to 2 years | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
| Overall weighted average rate on all deposits** | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| LOANS | Housing with over 5 years’ maturity | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 |
| Consumer and other with over 5 years’ maturity | 6.33 | 6.26 | 6.19 |
| Corporate with over 5 years’ maturity | 3.59 | 3.58 | 3.56 |
| To sole proprietors with over 5 years’ maturity | 4.65 | 4.65 | 4.66 |
| Overall weighted average rate on all loans | 4.17 | 4.16 | 4.13 |
| Interest rate spread* | 3.89 | 3.89 | 3.86 |
*The interest rate spread is the difference between the overall weighted average rate on all loans and the overall weighted average rate on all deposits.
**For the calculation of the overall weighted average rate on all deposits the overnight deposits are also taken into account.
The complete data set of bank deposit and loan interest rates are published on the website of the Bank of Greece and can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.bankofgreece.gr/Pages/en/Statistics/rates_markets/deposits.aspx
Note: The next Press Release on “Interest Rates on Bank Deposits and Loans” for July
2019 will be published on 3 September 2019.
[1] Housing loans at a floating rate comprise also loans with an initial rate fixation period of up to one year.
1 Corporate loans at a floating rate comprise also loans with an initial rate fixation period of up to one year and they account for 97.4% of the total.
[2] New business refers to new contracts that were agreed during the reference month and not actual loan disbursements.
[3] Including other loans to individuals and private non-profit institutions.
1 Loans at a floating rate comprise also loans with an initial rate fixation period of up to one year