Risk premium on lending in South Sudan
South Sudan: Risk premium on lending was -6.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Risk premium on lending in South Sudan, 2012–2025
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 South Sudan is -6.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 156.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk premium on lending in South Sudan peaked at 15.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -10.1%, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 84th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Risk premium on lending in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus treasury bill rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.0% | — |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +48.2% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -93.7% |
| 2017 | -10.1% | -1571.4% |
| 2018 | -4.2% | -58.0% |
| 2019 | -4.8% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | -4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | -4.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | -5.7% | +41.5% |
| 2025 | -6.1% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | -10.1% | 15.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | -4.8% | -6.1% | -4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 81 Republic of Moldova -0.1% compare
- 82 Bangladesh -2.1% compare
- 83 Egypt -3.4% compare
- 85 Serbia -6.2%
- 86 Zambia -11.3% compare
More financial sector data for South Sudan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -77.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 0.803 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1.02 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -77.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk premium on lending in South Sudan?
- Risk premium on lending in South Sudan was -6.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest risk premium on lending recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest risk premium on lending recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1% in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for risk premium on lending?
- South Sudan ranks 84th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is risk premium on lending rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 156.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.