Real interest rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2024 based on 11 countries was 4.67 percent. The highest value was in Brazil: 34.73 percent and the lowest value was in Argentina: -47.43 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
Brazil 34.73 1 1997 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 10.53 2 1991 - 2024
Honduras 10.37 3 1982 - 2024
Colombia 9.79 4 1986 - 2024
Guatemala 8.43 5 1997 - 2024
Costa Rica 7.28 6 1982 - 2024
Mexico 6.02 7 1993 - 2024
Uruguay 5.4 8 1976 - 2024
Nicaragua 3.66 9 1988 - 2024
Bolivia 2.6 10 1987 - 2024
Argentina -47.43 11 2010 - 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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1. Brazil
2. Domin. Rep.
3. Honduras
4. Colombia
5. Guatemala
6. Costa Rica
7. Mexico
8. Uruguay
9. Nicaragua
10. Bolivia
11. Argentina
34.73
10.53
10.37
9.79
8.43
7.28
6.02
5.40
3.66
2.60
-47.43
-47.43
-26.9
-6.4
14.2
34.73


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