Real interest rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	Canada	United States	Lebanon
Dec 31, 1998	6.8%	7.1%	—
Dec 31, 1999	4.4%	6.5%	18.5%
Dec 31, 2000	2.8%	6.8%	20.7%
Dec 31, 2001	4.2%	4.6%	19.0%
Dec 31, 2002	2.9%	3.1%	11.1%
Dec 31, 2003	1.4%	2.1%	11.7%
Dec 31, 2004	0.7%	1.6%	12.2%
Dec 31, 2005	1.3%	3.0%	11.8%
Dec 31, 2006	3.2%	4.7%	9.3%
Dec 31, 2007	2.7%	5.2%	6.9%
Dec 31, 2008	0.7%	3.1%	2.3%
Dec 31, 2009	4.8%	2.6%	-0.6%
Dec 31, 2010	-0.2%	2.0%	7.7%
Dec 31, 2011	-0.2%	1.2%	4.4%
Dec 31, 2012	1.8%	1.4%	-0.2%
Dec 31, 2013	1.2%	1.5%	4.6%
Dec 31, 2014	1.0%	1.5%	7.2%
Dec 31, 2015	3.7%	2.3%	3.6%
Dec 31, 2016	2.0%	2.5%	7.4%
Dec 31, 2017	0.1%	2.3%	5.4%
Dec 31, 2018	—	2.6%	3.4%
Dec 31, 2019	—	3.6%	6.2%
Dec 31, 2020	—	2.2%	—
Dec 31, 2021	—	-1.3%	—