Italy vs Malaysia: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Malaysia ahead.
Italy ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Italy or Malaysia?
- Italy, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Italy and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
- How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Italy ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 68th 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.