* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Real interest rate: Bank lending rate minus inflation, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 16 countries was 2.59 percent. The highest value was in Russia: 7.15 percent and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: -2.49 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The International Monetary Fund
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Countries Real interest rate, 2024 Global rank Available data
Russia 7.15 1 1997 - 2024
Ukraine 6.51 2 1992 - 2024
Norway 6.39 3 2013 - 2024
Iceland 6.07 4 1982 - 2024
Albania 4 5 1986 - 2024
Italy 3.23 6 1989 - 2024
Moldova 2.2 7 1995 - 2024
North Macedonia 2.1 8 2005 - 2024
Montenegro 1.69 9 2005 - 2024
Switzerland 1.67 10 2008 - 2024
Hungary 1.45 11 1988 - 2024
Belarus 1.13 12 1992 - 2024
Czechia 0.78 13 1993 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.3 14 2002 - 2024
Romania -0.75 15 1993 - 2024
Bulgaria -2.49 16 1992 - 2024


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Definition: An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.

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