Malawi vs Mauritania: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 21.2% against 12.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mauritania ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 7th of 86 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 12.4% | 5.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 12.7% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 13.6% | 5.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Malawi or Mauritania?
- Malawi, at 21.2% against 12.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 8.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 7th 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.