Mexico vs Uruguay: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.1% against 0.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.7 times Mexico's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 76th of 86 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 49.1% | 44.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 9.1% | 8.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.1% against 0.7% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Mexico ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 76th 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.