Egypt vs New Zealand: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Egypt
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -3.1% against -3.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 83rd and New Zealand ranks 82nd of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | -0.3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -5.2% | 1.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Egypt or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -3.1% against -3.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Egypt and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Zealand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and New Zealand rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Egypt ranks 83rd and New Zealand ranks 82nd 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.