Malta vs Trinidad and Tobago: Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %) over time
- Malta
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 42nd of 86 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 5.9% | 3.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 6.0% | 3.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 7.6% | 3.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Malta or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Malta and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
- How do Malta and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Malta ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 42nd 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.