Australia vs United States: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 49th and United States ranks 50th of 86 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 3.4% | 1.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 3.4% against 3.2% in United States as of 2013.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Australia and United States?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Australia ranks 49th and United States ranks 50th 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.
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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.