Brazil vs Malawi: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 30.8% against 21.2% in Malawi, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 4th of 86 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 8.5% | 46.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 11.9% | 25.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 18.5% | 11.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 17.1% | 10.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Brazil or Malawi?
- Brazil, at 30.8% against 21.2% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Brazil and Malawi?
- 9.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 4th 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.