Nigeria vs Uganda: Risk premium on lending
Risk premium on lending over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 10.0% against 9.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 86 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 9.3% | 3.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 10.5% | 2.6% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 10.3% | 3.6% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher risk premium on lending, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 10.0% against 9.3% in Nigeria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.7%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for risk premium on lending?
- Nigeria ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.