Bolivia 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
- Bolivia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 53rd and United States ranks 50th of 86 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 3.3% | 27.6% | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 3.3% | 6.3% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 3.2% | 5.8% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Bolivia or United States?
- United States, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Bolivia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Bolivia and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Bolivia ranks 53rd 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.