Jamaica - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Jamaica was 8.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.22 in 1997 and a minimum value of -12.79 in 1984.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.

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Year Value
1976 2.36
1977 1.22
1978 -10.18
1979 -1.66
1980 -2.24
1981 7.15
1982 7.50
1983 0.01
1984 -12.79
1985 -2.81
1986 0.38
1987 13.20
1988 11.72
1989 11.43
1990 4.30
1991 -8.57
1992 -9.51
1993 -5.95
1994 14.00
1995 14.69
1996 17.63
1997 21.22
1998 19.00
1999 18.79
2000 11.54
2001 11.87
2002 8.63
2003 6.51
2004 4.68
2005 5.29
2006 8.08
2007 5.28
2008 2.89
2009 4.28
2010 9.69
2011 12.96
2012 10.37
2013 8.58
2014 9.62
2015 9.68
2016 11.30
2017 7.84
2018 8.67
2019 9.51
2020 8.21

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates