Malaysia vs Nigeria: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malaysia ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 64th of 86 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 6.0% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 7.9% | 4.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 7.0% | 5.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Malaysia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
- How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Malaysia ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 64th 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.