Real interest rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	United Kingdom	Japan	Laos
Dec 31, 1994	5.1%	3.8%	15.1%
Dec 31, 1995	-3.7%	4.2%	5.0%
Dec 31, 1996	1.7%	2.8%	11.7%
Dec 31, 1997	6.5%	2.4%	—
Dec 31, 1998	5.8%	2.5%	-29.9%
Dec 31, 1999	3.9%	3.6%	-42.1%
Dec 31, 2000	4.9%	3.3%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2001	3.4%	3.0%	15.9%
Dec 31, 2002	1.9%	3.3%	21.6%
Dec 31, 2003	1.3%	3.7%	15.0%
Dec 31, 2004	1.6%	3.1%	16.8%
Dec 31, 2005	1.7%	3.0%	16.7%
Dec 31, 2006	1.5%	2.6%	17.3%
Dec 31, 2007	3.4%	2.9%	19.6%
Dec 31, 2008	1.3%	2.8%	13.9%
Dec 31, 2009	-1.3%	2.2%	28.5%
Dec 31, 2010	-0.8%	3.6%	12.3%
Dec 31, 2011	-1.9%	3.1%	—
Dec 31, 2012	-1.0%	2.2%	—
Dec 31, 2013	-1.6%	1.5%	—
Dec 31, 2014	-1.1%	-0.5%	—
Dec 31, 2015	—	-0.9%	—
Dec 31, 2016	—	0.5%	—
Dec 31, 2017	—	1.0%	—