economic2026
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5.7%
Median: 4.2%
Countries Covered
52
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
49.5%
Lowest
Zambia
-11.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar49.5%
2Brazil29.0%
3Malawi21.2%
4United Republic of Tanzania12.3%
5Republic of The Gambia12.0%
By Region
South America15.0%(2 countries)
Other7.0%(33 countries)
Africa2.9%(6 countries)
Europe2.5%(4 countries)
North America1.9%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-11.3%)High (49.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.7%)
South America (2)
Other (33)
Africa (6)
Europe (4)
North America (2)
Asia (5)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 49.5% |
| 2 | Brazil | 29.0% |
| 3 | Malawi | 21.2% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.3% |
| 5 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.0% |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 11.8% |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.6% |
| 8 | Nigeria | 9.3% |
| 9 | Rwanda | 8.4% |
| 10 | Maldives | 8.1% |
| 11 | Belize | 7.8% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 7.6% |
| 13 | Barbados | 7.6% |
| 14 | Guyana | 7.3% |
| 15 | Georgia | 6.9% |
| 16 | Seychelles | 6.9% |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 6.9% |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 6.6% |
| 19 | Mauritius | 5.8% |
| 20 | Mozambique | 5.7% |
| 21 | Algeria | 5.0% |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.0% |
| 23 | Solomon Islands | 4.7% |
| 24 | Fiji | 4.4% |
| 25 | Lesotho | 4.3% |
| 26 | Jamaica | 4.3% |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 4.1% |
| 28 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.0% |
| 29 | Armenia | 3.7% |
| 30 | Albania | 3.4% |
| 31 | South Africa | 3.3% |
| 32 | United States of America | 3.2% |
| 33 | Iceland | 3.0% |
| 34 | Hungary | 2.9% |
| 35 | Montenegro | 2.8% |
| 36 | Thailand | 2.3% |
| 37 | Romania | 2.3% |
| 38 | Namibia | 2.2% |
| 39 | Italy | 2.0% |
| 40 | Angola | 1.9% |
| 41 | Hong Kong | 1.7% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 1.7% |
| 43 | Bahamas | 1.3% |
| 44 | Kenya | 1.3% |
| 45 | Israel | 1.3% |
| 46 | Pakistan | 1.1% |
| 47 | Uruguay | 1.0% |
| 48 | Mexico | 0.5% |
| 49 | Bangladesh | -1.7% |
| 50 | Egypt | -3.4% |
| 51 | South Sudan | -5.7% |
| 52 | Zambia | -11.3% |
Showing 52 of 52 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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