Canada vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Canada
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Canada ranks 62nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 64th of 86 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 3.4% | 2.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 4.5% | 3.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Canada or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Canada, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2017.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Canada and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2013.
- How do Canada and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Canada ranks 62nd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 64th 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.