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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 | Zimbabwe | 50.57% | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Brazil | 36.62% | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.2% | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Haiti | 19.08% | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Moldova | 15.56% | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Armenia | 13.93% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Georgia | 12.07% | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Zambia | 11.89% | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Bolivia | 11.65% | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 11.55% | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Mauritania | 11.24% | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Uganda | 11.14% | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Belize | 11.03% | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Guyana | 10.75% | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Mozambique | 10.37% | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Nigeria | 10.32% | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 9.51% | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Uruguay | 9.47% | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Malawi | 8.72% | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Laos | 8.22% | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Madagascar | 8.16% | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Cape Verde | 8.1% | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 7.66% | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Russia | 7.62% | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Albania | 7.55% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Ethiopia | 6.75% | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Germany | 6.73% | 2002 | ||
| 28 | Algeria | 6.7% | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Seychelles | 6.64% | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Thailand | 6.5% | 1988 | ||
| 31 | Bahrain | 6.43% | 2004 | ||
| =32 | Saint Lucia | 6.13% | 2005 | ||
| =32 | Bulgaria | 6.13% | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Netherlands Antilles | 6.09% | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Iceland | 5.98% | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Nepal | 5.93% | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Ghana | 5.83% | 1988 | ||
| 38 | Lebanon | 5.42% | 2005 | ||
| 39 | The Bahamas | 5.4% | 2005 | ||
| 40 | New Zealand | 5% | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Vietnam | 4.9% | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Fiji | 4.84% | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.74% | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Portugal | 4.72% | 1997 | ||
| 45 | Belgium | 4.7% | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Guinea | 4.68% | 2000 | ||
| =47 | Grenada | 4.57% | 2005 | ||
| =47 | Egypt | 4.57% | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Barbados | 4.54% | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Lesotho | 4.49% | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Kenya | 4.46% | 2005 | ||
| =52 | Tanzania | 4.45% | 2005 | ||
| =52 | Greece | 4.45% | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.39% | 2005 | ||
| 55 | France | 4.33% | 2003 | ||
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.24% | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Slovenia | 4.14% | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Hong Kong | 4.1% | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Philippines | 4.05% | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Jamaica | 3.98% | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Netherlands | 3.95% | 1989 | ||
| 62 | Australia | 3.86% | 2001 | ||
| 63 | Czech Republic | 3.82% | 2005 | ||
| 64 | South Africa | 3.72% | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Swaziland | 3.55% | 2005 | ||
| =66 | Dominica | 3.52% | 2005 | ||
| =66 | Namibia | 3.52% | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Malaysia | 3.47% | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Denmark | 3.4% | 1988 | ||
| 70 | Cyprus | 3.39% | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Poland | 3.38% | 2000 | ||
| 72 | Singapore | 3.26% | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Lithuania | 3.24% | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Italy | 3.14% | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Yemen | 3.11% | 2005 | ||
| 76 | United States | 3.04% | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.03% | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.02% | 2002 | |||
| 78 | Switzerland | 2.41% | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Malta | 2.33% | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Latvia | 2.14% | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Israel | 2.05% | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Kuwait | 1.82% | 1997 | ||
| 83 | Canada | 1.69% | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 1.61% | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Sweden | 1.6% | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Hungary | 1.59% | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Spain | 0.97% | 2002 | ||
| 88 | Ireland | 0.85% | 1998 | ||
| 89 | Libya | 0.58% | 2004 | ||
| 90 | Mexico | 0.49% | 2005 | ||
| 91 | United Kingdom | 0.09% | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Sri Lanka | -2.03% | 2005 |
