Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.5% against 12.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.6 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 86 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 6.6% | 5.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 5.3% | 7.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 7.6% | 6.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.5% against 12.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 7.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Mauritania ranks 7th 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.