Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 21.2% against 19.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 86 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 7.1% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 7.9% | 10.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.5% | 2.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 21.2% against 19.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 1.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 5th 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.