Risk premium on lending in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Risk premium on lending was 6.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Risk premium on lending in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2012–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %.
Analysis
In 2018, risk premium on lending in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) stood at 6.2%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 27th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Risk premium on lending in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | lending rate minus treasury bill rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.0% | — |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 24 Uzbekistan 6.9%
- 25 Jamaica 6.7% compare
- 26 Cape Verde 6.4% compare
- 27 Kosovo 6.2% compare
- 29 Mongolia 6.2% compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 6.1% compare
More financial sector data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Net migration -18,380 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.3% (2025)
- Broad money 59.6% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.40 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.82 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk premium on lending in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Risk premium on lending in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 6.2% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest risk premium on lending recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest risk premium on lending recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2018.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for risk premium on lending?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 27th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is risk premium on lending rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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.