Sierra Leone - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Sierra Leone was 6.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.15 in 2002 and a minimum value of -51.62 in 1987.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1965 2.66
1966 5.13
1967 14.71
1968 1.25
1969 -5.40
1970 10.36
1971 16.04
1972 1.93
1973 -12.36
1974 -5.40
1975 -0.34
1976 0.66
1977 -7.30
1978 -10.38
1979 -0.48
1980 18.10
1981 5.80
1982 -2.95
1983 -1.83
1984 -15.57
1985 -30.72
1986 -34.35
1987 -51.62
1988 -22.09
1989 -19.71
1990 -10.61
1991 -31.70
1992 -10.54
1993 18.72
1994 1.82
1995 -3.57
1996 1.96
1997 21.14
1998 0.05
1999 8.23
2000 22.24
2001 -28.52
2002 27.15
2003 6.06
2004 8.21
2005 6.82
2006 10.39
2007 17.05
2008 13.19
2009 13.35
2010 3.48
2011 3.09
2012 8.00
2013 12.75
2014 17.30
2015 -0.11
2016 14.19
2017 1.42
2018 1.70
2019 9.53
2020 6.33

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates