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Economy > Risk premium on lending: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to prime private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 50.57% 2005
2 BrazilBrazil 36.62% 2005
3 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 22.2% 2005
4 HaitiHaiti 19.08% 2005
5 MoldovaMoldova 15.56% 2005
6 ArmeniaArmenia 13.93% 2005
7 GeorgiaGeorgia 12.07% 2004
8 ZambiaZambia 11.89% 2005
9 BoliviaBolivia 11.65% 2005
10 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 11.55% 2005
11 MauritaniaMauritania 11.24% 2005
12 UgandaUganda 11.14% 2005
13 BelizeBelize 11.03% 2005
14 GuyanaGuyana 10.75% 2005
15 MozambiqueMozambique 10.37% 2005
16 NigeriaNigeria 10.32% 2005
17 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9.51% 2005
18 UruguayUruguay 9.47% 2005
19 MalawiMalawi 8.72% 2005
20 LaosLaos 8.22% 2005
21 MadagascarMadagascar 8.16% 2005
22 Cape VerdeCape Verde 8.1% 2005
23 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 7.66% 2005
24 RussiaRussia 7.62% 2003
25 AlbaniaAlbania 7.55% 2005
26 EthiopiaEthiopia 6.75% 2005
27 GermanyGermany 6.73% 2002
28 AlgeriaAlgeria 6.7% 2005
29 SeychellesSeychelles 6.64% 2005
30 ThailandThailand 6.5% 1988
31 BahrainBahrain 6.43% 2004
=32 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 6.13% 2005
=32 BulgariaBulgaria 6.13% 2004
34 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 6.09% 2005
35 IcelandIceland 5.98% 2004
36 NepalNepal 5.93% 2005
37 GhanaGhana 5.83% 1988
38 LebanonLebanon 5.42% 2005
39 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.4% 2005
40 New ZealandNew Zealand 5% 2005
41 VietnamVietnam 4.9% 2005
42 FijiFiji 4.84% 2005
43 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 4.74% 2005
44 PortugalPortugal 4.72% 1997
45 BelgiumBelgium 4.7% 2005
46 GuineaGuinea 4.68% 2000
=47 GrenadaGrenada 4.57% 2005
=47 EgyptEgypt 4.57% 2005
49 BarbadosBarbados 4.54% 2005
50 LesothoLesotho 4.49% 2005
51 KenyaKenya 4.46% 2005
=52 TanzaniaTanzania 4.45% 2005
=52 GreeceGreece 4.45% 2003
54 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 4.39% 2005
55 FranceFrance 4.33% 2003
56 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4.24% 2005
57 SloveniaSlovenia 4.14% 2005
58 Hong KongHong Kong 4.1% 2005
59 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.05% 2005
60 JamaicaJamaica 3.98% 2005
61 NetherlandsNetherlands 3.95% 1989
62 AustraliaAustralia 3.86% 2001
63 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.82% 2005
64 South AfricaSouth Africa 3.72% 2005
65 SwazilandSwaziland 3.55% 2005
=66 DominicaDominica 3.52% 2005
=66 NamibiaNamibia 3.52% 2005
68 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.47% 2005
69 DenmarkDenmark 3.4% 1988
70 CyprusCyprus 3.39% 2003
71 PolandPoland 3.38% 2000
72 SingaporeSingapore 3.26% 2005
73 LithuaniaLithuania 3.24% 2003
74 ItalyItaly 3.14% 2005
75 YemenYemen 3.11% 2005
76 United StatesUnited States 3.04% 2005
77 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 3.03% 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.02% 2002
78 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.41% 2005
79 MaltaMalta 2.33% 2005
80 LatviaLatvia 2.14% 2003
81 IsraelIsrael 2.05% 2005
82 KuwaitKuwait 1.82% 1997
83 CanadaCanada 1.69% 2005
84 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.61% 2005
85 SwedenSweden 1.6% 2005
86 HungaryHungary 1.59% 2005
87 SpainSpain 0.97% 2002
88 IrelandIreland 0.85% 1998
89 LibyaLibya 0.58% 2004
90 MexicoMexico 0.49% 2005
91 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.09% 2005
92 Sri LankaSri Lanka -2.03% 2005

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Interesting observations about Economy > Risk premium on lending

  • Zimbabwe ranked first for risk premium on lending amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • 11 of the bottom 31 countries by risk premium on lending are Hot countries.
  • 28 of the bottom 61 countries by risk premium on lending are Former British Colonies'.
  • 23 of the bottom 48 countries by risk premium on lending are Heavily indebted.
  • 13 of the bottom 79 countries by risk premium on lending are Latin American and Caribbean.
  • 15 of the bottom 91 countries by risk premium on lending are Catholic.
  • 2 of the bottom 25 countries by risk premium on lending are Religious.
  • 3 of the bottom 13 countries by risk premium on lending are Emerging markets'.
  • 17 of the bottom 66 countries by risk premium on lending are Cold countries'.
  • 17 of the bottom 81 countries by risk premium on lending are Sub-Saharan African.
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