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Real interest rate: compare countries

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Real interest rate by country

Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	Canada	Zambia
Dec 31, 1997	3.8%	17.0%
Dec 31, 1998	6.8%	12.7%
Dec 31, 1999	4.4%	19.2%
Dec 31, 2000	2.8%	4.7%
Dec 31, 2001	4.2%	16.7%
Dec 31, 2002	2.9%	21.6%
Dec 31, 2003	1.4%	19.5%
Dec 31, 2004	0.7%	9.2%
Dec 31, 2005	1.3%	9.9%
Dec 31, 2006	3.2%	7.5%
Dec 31, 2007	2.7%	5.2%
Dec 31, 2008	0.7%	7.6%
Dec 31, 2009	4.8%	15.6%
Dec 31, 2010	-0.2%	6.1%
Dec 31, 2011	-0.2%	7.0%
Dec 31, 2012	1.8%	4.8%
Dec 31, 2013	1.2%	-0.2%
Dec 31, 2014	1.0%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2015	3.7%	6.2%
Dec 31, 2016	2.0%	1.7%
Dec 31, 2017	0.1%	2.1%
Dec 31, 2018	—	2.2%
Dec 31, 2019	—	2.5%
Dec 31, 2020	—	-3.9%