South Africa - Real interest rate
Real interest rate (%)
The value for Real interest rate (%) in South Africa was 2.31 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.69 in 1998 and a minimum value of -12.32 in 1980.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.41 |
| 1962 | 5.80 |
| 1963 | 2.15 |
| 1964 | 3.73 |
| 1965 | 3.85 |
| 1966 | 3.00 |
| 1967 | 4.06 |
| 1968 | 4.37 |
| 1969 | 0.38 |
| 1970 | 3.72 |
| 1971 | 2.67 |
| 1972 | -2.04 |
| 1973 | -8.79 |
| 1974 | -4.98 |
| 1975 | 0.88 |
| 1976 | 1.64 |
| 1977 | 1.20 |
| 1978 | 0.46 |
| 1979 | -4.40 |
| 1980 | -12.32 |
| 1981 | 3.51 |
| 1982 | 4.69 |
| 1983 | 0.12 |
| 1984 | 9.74 |
| 1985 | 4.01 |
| 1986 | -2.41 |
| 1987 | -1.73 |
| 1988 | 0.16 |
| 1989 | 2.23 |
| 1990 | 4.78 |
| 1991 | 4.03 |
| 1992 | 3.79 |
| 1993 | -6.19 |
| 1994 | 5.26 |
| 1995 | 6.37 |
| 1996 | 10.64 |
| 1997 | 10.97 |
| 1998 | 12.69 |
| 1999 | 10.40 |
| 2000 | 4.87 |
| 2001 | 5.54 |
| 2002 | 2.85 |
| 2003 | 8.05 |
| 2004 | 4.95 |
| 2005 | 4.76 |
| 2006 | 4.81 |
| 2007 | 4.55 |
| 2008 | 6.75 |
| 2009 | 2.80 |
| 2010 | 3.49 |
| 2011 | 3.28 |
| 2012 | 3.88 |
| 2013 | 2.51 |
| 2014 | 3.57 |
| 2015 | 3.67 |
| 2016 | 3.28 |
| 2017 | 4.65 |
| 2018 | 5.89 |
| 2019 | 5.38 |
| 2020 | 2.31 |
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Interest rates
