Brazil vs Madagascar: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Brazil
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 48.7% against 30.8% in Brazil, a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 1st of 86 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 18.1% | 19.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 47.3% | 17.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 44.9% | 17.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Brazil or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 48.7% against 30.8% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Brazil and Madagascar?
- 17.9%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 1st 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.