Risk premium on lending in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Risk premium on lending was 4.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Risk premium on lending in Solomon Islands, 2002–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 4.7% for risk premium on lending in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.0% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk premium on lending in Solomon Islands peaked at 10.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2002.
Solomon Islands ranks 41st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Risk premium on lending in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus treasury bill rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.4% | — |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +71.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +73.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 10.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Solomon Islands
- 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 5.14 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 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.76 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 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 5.14 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 Solomon Islands?
- Risk premium on lending in Solomon Islands was 4.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest risk premium on lending recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest risk premium on lending recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for risk premium on lending?
- Solomon Islands ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is risk premium on lending rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.