Kenya vs Malaysia: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.8% against 1.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 68th of 86 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 1.8% | 5.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.8% against 1.3% in Kenya as of 2016.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Kenya ranks 71st 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.