Sierra Leone vs Tajikistan: Risk premium on lending

Sierra Leone
19.5%
in 2025
Tajikistan
28.7%
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
5th
Tajikistan rank
3rd

Risk premium on lending over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tajikistan
-20-100102030196519952025

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 28.7% against 19.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Tajikistan ranks 3rd of 86 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 9.4% 12.7% 3.3% Tajikistan
2010s 7.6% 21.7% 14.0% Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher risk premium on lending, Sierra Leone or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 28.7% against 19.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in risk premium on lending between Sierra Leone and Tajikistan?
9.2%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tajikistan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and Tajikistan rank globally for risk premium on lending?
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Tajikistan ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %)
Unit
lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 2,478 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.