Real interest rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	Canada	Japan	Afghanistan
Dec 31, 1994	5.3%	3.8%	—
Dec 31, 1995	6.2%	4.2%	—
Dec 31, 1996	4.3%	2.8%	—
Dec 31, 1997	3.8%	2.4%	—
Dec 31, 1998	6.8%	2.5%	—
Dec 31, 1999	4.4%	3.6%	—
Dec 31, 2000	2.8%	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2001	4.2%	3.0%	—
Dec 31, 2002	2.9%	3.3%	—
Dec 31, 2003	1.4%	3.7%	—
Dec 31, 2004	0.7%	3.1%	—
Dec 31, 2005	1.3%	3.0%	—
Dec 31, 2006	3.2%	2.6%	10.0%
Dec 31, 2007	2.7%	2.9%	-3.6%
Dec 31, 2008	0.7%	2.8%	12.6%
Dec 31, 2009	4.8%	2.2%	17.5%
Dec 31, 2010	-0.2%	3.6%	11.4%
Dec 31, 2011	-0.2%	3.1%	-1.2%
Dec 31, 2012	1.8%	2.2%	7.2%
Dec 31, 2013	1.2%	1.5%	9.8%
Dec 31, 2014	1.0%	-0.5%	14.4%
Dec 31, 2015	3.7%	-0.9%	12.3%
Dec 31, 2016	2.0%	0.5%	17.6%
Dec 31, 2017	0.1%	1.0%	12.1%