Risk premium on lending in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Risk premium on lending was 2.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Risk premium on lending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1980–2013
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 2.0% for risk premium on lending in 2013.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk premium on lending in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 5.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1980.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 64th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Risk premium on lending in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus treasury bill rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +46.6% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | +50.3% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +48.8% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -35.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
More financial sector data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 28.67 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 20.93 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 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 28.67 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Risk premium on lending in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 2.0% in 2013, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest risk premium on lending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk premium on lending recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for risk premium on lending?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2013.
- Is risk premium on lending rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.