Italy vs Japan: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 70th and Japan ranks 73rd of 86 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Italy and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Italy ranks 70th and Japan ranks 73rd 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.