Antigua and Barbuda vs Jamaica: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Jamaica
How they compare
Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 7.0% against 6.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Jamaica ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 25th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 6.3% | 2.3% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 8.4% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2.7% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 10.7% | 5.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Antigua and Barbuda or Jamaica?
- Antigua and Barbuda, at 7.0% against 6.7% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 23rd and Jamaica ranks 25th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to 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. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.