Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6.7% against 6.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 25th of 86 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 1.7% | 5.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 10.7% | 2.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 6.7% against 6.4% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Cape Verde ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 25th 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.