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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 | 330.19% | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Madagascar | 37.38% | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 34.95% | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Mongolia | 20.43% | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 16.72% | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Malawi | 15.1% | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Nigeria | 14.58% | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Uganda | 13.9% | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Mauritania | 13.07% | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.46% | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Georgia | 12.07% | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Laos | 11.52% | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Solomon Islands | 11.26% | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Belize | 10.86% | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Guyana | 10.24% | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Bolivia | 9.5% | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Armenia | 9.34% | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.25% | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Moldova | 9.19% | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 9.02% | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Rwanda | 8.87% | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Burundi | 8.23% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Tanzania | 7.89% | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Fiji | 7.72% | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Algeria | 7.67% | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Russia | 7.63% | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Iceland | 7.6% | 2009 | ||
| 28 | New Zealand | 7.57% | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Cape Verde | 7.46% | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Kenya | 7.43% | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Ethiopia | 7.32% | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Vietnam | 7.03% | 2007 | ||
| 33 | Maldives | 7% | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Germany | 6.73% | 2002 | ||
| 35 | Zambia | 6.67% | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Albania | 6.39% | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Romania | 6.38% | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Bulgaria | 6.21% | 2007 | ||
| 39 | Barbados | 5.84% | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Ghana | 5.83% | 1988 | ||
| 41 | Latvia | 5.81% | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Kuwait | 5.51% | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Saint Lucia | 5.38% | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Philippines | 5.31% | 2007 | ||
| 45 | Lesotho | 5.25% | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Mozambique | 5.08% | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Singapore | 5.05% | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Belgium | 4.77% | 2007 | ||
| =49 | Grenada | 4.72% | 2009 | ||
| =49 | Thailand | 4.72% | 2009 | ||
| =49 | Portugal | 4.72% | 1997 | ||
| 52 | Czech Republic | 4.7% | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Guinea | 4.67% | 2000 | ||
| 54 | Lebanon | 4.66% | 2009 | ||
| 55 | France | 4.58% | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Greece | 4.45% | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Netherlands | 3.95% | 1989 | ||
| =58 | South Africa | 3.86% | 2009 | ||
| =58 | Australia | 3.86% | 2001 | ||
| 60 | Italy | 3.8% | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.69% | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Dominica | 3.62% | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.52% | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Bahrain | 3.49% | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Swaziland | 3.44% | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Uruguay | 3.42% | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Denmark | 3.4% | 1988 | ||
| 68 | Malta | 3.24% | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Cyprus | 3.15% | 2007 | ||
| 70 | United States | 3.09% | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Malaysia | 3.03% | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 3.02% | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Namibia | 2.93% | 2009 | ||
| 74 | The Bahamas | 2.88% | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Slovenia | 2.78% | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Switzerland | 2.75% | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Hungary | 2.55% | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 2.42% | 2004 | |||
| 78 | Seychelles | 2.38% | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Israel | 2.34% | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Canada | 2.05% | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Pakistan | 2.02% | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.9% | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Iraq | 1.82% | 2008 | ||
| =84 | Nepal | 1.65% | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Mexico | 1.65% | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Japan | 1.6% | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Sweden | 1.6% | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Poland | 1.29% | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Spain | 0.97% | 2002 | ||
| 90 | Ireland | 0.85% | 1998 | ||
| 91 | Libya | 0.58% | 2004 | ||
| 92 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Sri Lanka | -0.02% | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Lithuania | -0.15% | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Jamaica | -3.52% | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Serbia and Montenegro | -5.28% | 2009 |
