Based on a comparison of 101 countries in 2021, Madagascar ranked the highest in real interest rate with 38.1% followed by Kuwait and Tajikistan. On the other end of the scale was Zimbabwe with -31.8%, East Timor with -30.2% and Suriname with -26.5%.
Data for more countries are available at Real Interest Rate indicator page.
| Real Interest Rate | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Brazil | % | 33.8% | 40.7% | 41.7% | 33.1% | 31.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Fiji | % | 3.18% | 3.14% | 3.97% | 4.19% | 3.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | ... | ... | 24.1% | 19.7% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 8.85% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 12.8% | 15.1% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 40.9% | 12.1% | -9.93% | -5.80% | 5.19% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | % | 47.1% | 46.8% | 52.4% | 43.5% | 39.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 19.8% | 20.6% | -13.9% | 24.7% | 16.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 2.94% | 10.5% | 8.65% | 7.30% | 12.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 6.77% | 6.60% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 7.04% | 19.2% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 9.16% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 16.8% | 11.7% | 8.33% | 17.7% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | -0.113% | 14.2% | 1.42% | 1.70% | 9.53% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 17.8% | 24.3% | 18.1% | 24.1% | 19.2% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 7.91% | 7.90% | 14.7% | 14.0% | 14.2% | ... |
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