Real Interest Rate

Africa Ranking

bank lending rate minus inflationSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Madagascar42.662020139.88
2Libya28.192014813.57
3Gambia20.462020320.46
4Seychelles18.5920201210.45
5Democratic Republic of the Congo18.012020221.85
6Liberia16.292017246.19
7Tanzania16.282020514.16
8Mauritania15.182017275.21
9Algeria14.32020168.51
10Mozambique14.222020913.23
11Sao Tome and Principe12.9320201111.3
12Malawi12.722020416.66
13Guinea10.9320011012.3
14Cape Verde9.142020158.53
15Lesotho9.012020177.94
16Rwanda7.462020613.68
17Ivory Coast7.112017197.54
18Kenya6.482020207.51
19Sierra Leone6.332020139.53
19Comoros6.332020236.25
21Mauritius5.812020187.91
22Nigeria5.372020294.52
23Swaziland5.22020217.45
24Egypt4.842020332.2
25Niger4.752017323.44
26Senegal4.512017304.3
27Benin3.562020227.11
28Mali3.142017313.89
29South Africa2.312020265.38
30Namibia1.942020149.21
31Burundi0.272020713.6
32Botswana0.092020255.92
33Burkina Faso-0.282020284.99
34Guinea-Bissau-0.75201734-0.76
35Ethiopia-17.12200836-8.29
36Somalia-21.3198835-8.03

Definition of Real Interest Rate

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.

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