Libya vs United Kingdom: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Libya
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6% against 0.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Libya's figure about 4.9 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 78th and United Kingdom ranks 79th of 86 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Libya or United Kingdom?
- Libya, at 0.6% against 0.1% in United Kingdom as of 2004.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Libya and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Kingdom?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2004.
- How do Libya and United Kingdom rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Libya ranks 78th and United Kingdom ranks 79th 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.