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
1Madagascar49.5%
2Brazil29.0%
3Malawi21.2%
4United Republic of Tanzania12.3%
5Republic of The Gambia12.0%
6Sierra Leone11.8%
7Kyrgyzstan10.6%
8Nigeria9.3%
9Rwanda8.4%
10Maldives8.1%
11Belize7.8%
12Bolivia7.6%
13Barbados7.6%
14Guyana7.3%
15Georgia6.9%
16Seychelles6.9%
17Uzbekistan6.9%
18Cape Verde6.6%
19Mauritius5.8%
20Mozambique5.7%
21Algeria5.0%
22Trinidad and Tobago5.0%
23Solomon Islands4.7%
24Fiji4.4%
25Lesotho4.3%
26Jamaica4.3%
27Papua New Guinea4.1%
28Moldova, Republic of4.0%
29Armenia3.7%
30Albania3.4%
31South Africa3.3%
32United States of America3.2%
33Iceland3.0%
34Hungary2.9%
35Montenegro2.8%
36Thailand2.3%
37Romania2.3%
38Namibia2.2%
39Italy2.0%
40Angola1.9%
41Hong Kong1.7%
42Eswatini1.7%
43Bahamas1.3%
44Kenya1.3%
45Israel1.3%
46Pakistan1.1%
47Uruguay1.0%
48Mexico0.5%
49Bangladesh-1.7%
50Egypt-3.4%
51South Sudan-5.7%
52Zambia-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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