Lesotho vs Malta: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.3% against 4.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 46th of 86 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 2.2% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Lesotho or Malta?
- Lesotho, at 4.3% against 4.1% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Lesotho and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 46th 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.