Bahamas vs Mexico: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Bahamas
- Mexico
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1.2% against 0.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.8 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 75th and Mexico ranks 78th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.0% | 3.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Bahamas or Mexico?
- Bahamas, at 1.2% against 0.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Bahamas and Mexico?
- 0.5%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mexico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Mexico rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Bahamas ranks 75th and Mexico ranks 78th 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.