Iceland vs Vietnam: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Iceland
- Vietnam
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Vietnam ahead.
Iceland ranks 51st and Vietnam ranks 54th of 86 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Iceland or Vietnam?
- Iceland, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Iceland and Vietnam?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Vietnam?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
- How do Iceland and Vietnam rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Iceland ranks 51st and Vietnam ranks 54th 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.