Africa Rankings
Real Interest Rate
bank lending rate minus inflation
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Madagascar | 48.66% |
2 | 13 |  Liberia | 16.29% |
3 | 14 |  Gambia | 15.32% |
4 | 17 |  Mauritania | 15.18% |
5 | 3 |  Uganda | 14.75% |
6 | 2 |  Mozambique | 14.33% |
7 | 9 |  Kenya | 13.14% |
8 | 25 |  Rwanda | 11.81% |
9 | 6 |  Guinea | 10.93% |
10 | 16 |  Seychelles | 10.63% |
11 | 28 |  Malawi | 9.92% |
12 | 4 |  Tanzania | 9.64% |
13 | 19 |  Swaziland | 9.39% |
14 | 38 |  Sierra Leone | 9.17% |
15 | 22 |  Namibia | 7.46% |
16 | 12 |  South Africa | 7.42% |
17 | 7 |  Lesotho | 7.35% |
18 | 15 |  Libya | 7.08% |
19 | 11 |  Ivory Coast | 6.25% |
20 | 33 |  Burkina Faso | 6.13% |
21 | 21 |  Cape Verde | 6.11% |
22 | 24 |  Togo | 6.08% |
23 | 30 |  Mauritius | 5.44% |
24 | 29 |  Niger | 4.75% |
25 | 27 |  Benin | 4.56% |
26 | 20 |  Senegal | 4.51% |
27 | 10 |  Algeria | 4.47% |
28 | 26 |  Mali | 3.41% |
29 | 18 |  Botswana | 3.38% |
30 | 23 |  Nigeria | 2.88% |
31 | 8 |  Comoros | 2.71% |
32 | 35 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.12% |
33 | 5 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | -3.53% |
34 | 32 |  Zambia | -3.89% |
35 | 31 |  Guinea-Bissau | -4.88% |
36 | 34 |  Burundi | -6.52% |
37 | 36 |  Egypt | -7.03% |
38 | 39 |  Ethiopia | -17.12% |
39 | 37 |  Somalia | -18.46% |
40 | 40 |  Zimbabwe | -85.89% |