Risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Risk premium on lending was 7.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda, 1982–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda is 7.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1988.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus treasury bill rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.9% | — |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -34.6% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +52.9% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +55.2% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.7418 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.5417 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.7418 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Risk premium on lending in Antigua and Barbuda was 7.0% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest risk premium on lending recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest risk premium on lending recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1988.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for risk premium on lending?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is risk premium on lending rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.