Real interest rate (%)
Compare Real interest rate (%) across 10 major economies with World Bank data.
Country comparison
| Rank | Country | Latest value | Period | Change from a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 37.46% | 2025 | +2.73pt |
| 2 | South Africa | 7.68% | 2025 | +0.266pt |
| 3 | Indonesia | 5.99% | 2025 | -1.85pt |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 5.82% | 2024 | +1.17pt |
| 5 | India | 5.56% | 2022 | +5.24pt |
| 6 | China | 5.15% | 2024 | +0.272pt |
| 7 | Argentina | 4.98% | 2025 | +52.41pt |
| 8 | Mexico | 3.97% | 2025 | -3.24pt |
| 9 | Italy | 2.04% | 2025 | -1.18pt |
| 10 | Korea, Rep. | 1.03% | 2025 | +0.400pt |
| — | United States | — | ||
| — | Japan | — | ||
| — | Germany | — | ||
| — | United Kingdom | — | ||
| — | France | — | ||
| — | Canada | — | ||
| — | Australia | — | ||
| — | Turkiye | — | ||
| — | Saudi Arabia | — |
Sorted from highest to lowest. Countries without a latest value are listed last.
Real interest rate (%) in Japan: history
Unit: %
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About Real interest rate (%)
The real interest rate is the bank lending rate minus inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. It shows the real cost of borrowing. Lending rates are not defined the same way in every country, so take care when comparing them. Some countries and years have no value.
Source and data handling
- Source
- World Bank
- Frequency
- Annual
- Last ingested
- 2026-07-04
- License
- CC-BY-4.0