Africa Rankings
Real Interest Rate
bank lending rate minus inflation
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Madagascar | 47.63% |
2 | 5 |  Mozambique | 18.75% |
3 | 8 |  Sierra Leone | 18.27% |
4 | 18 |  Mauritania | 15.18% |
5 | 19 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.12% |
6 | 2 |  Uganda | 14.75% |
7 | 3 |  Gambia | 13.08% |
8 | 10 |  Kenya | 13.02% |
9 | 6 |  Guinea | 10.93% |
10 | 28 |  Malawi | 9.96% |
11 | 4 |  Tanzania | 9.64% |
12 | 21 |  Swaziland | 9.45% |
13 | 9 |  Liberia | 8.11% |
14 | 12 |  South Africa | 7.68% |
15 | 24 |  Rwanda | 7.28% |
16 | 22 |  Algeria | 7.16% |
17 | 16 |  Libya | 7.08% |
18 | 13 |  Seychelles | 7.07% |
19 | 29 |  Namibia | 6.38% |
20 | 14 |  Ivory Coast | 6.25% |
21 | 35 |  Burkina Faso | 6.13% |
22 | 25 |  Togo | 6.08% |
23 | 15 |  Cape Verde | 5.90% |
24 | 34 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 5.19% |
25 | 7 |  Lesotho | 4.92% |
26 | 17 |  Mauritius | 4.89% |
27 | 30 |  Niger | 4.75% |
28 | 27 |  Benin | 4.56% |
29 | 23 |  Senegal | 4.51% |
30 | 20 |  Botswana | 4.24% |
31 | 33 |  Nigeria | 4.03% |
32 | 26 |  Mali | 3.41% |
33 | 11 |  Comoros | 0.05% |
34 | 32 |  Zambia | -3.89% |
35 | 31 |  Guinea-Bissau | -4.88% |
36 | 37 |  Burundi | -4.95% |
37 | 36 |  Egypt | -7.03% |
38 | 39 |  Ethiopia | -17.12% |
39 | 38 |  Somalia | -18.46% |
40 | 40 |  Zimbabwe | -20.07% |