Real interest rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	United Kingdom	United States	Sri Lanka
Dec 31, 1998	5.8%	7.1%	—
Dec 31, 1999	3.9%	6.5%	—
Dec 31, 2000	4.9%	6.8%	—
Dec 31, 2001	3.4%	4.6%	0.5%
Dec 31, 2002	1.9%	3.1%	4.7%
Dec 31, 2003	1.3%	2.1%	1.5%
Dec 31, 2004	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%
Dec 31, 2005	1.7%	3.0%	0.3%
Dec 31, 2006	1.5%	4.7%	1.4%
Dec 31, 2007	3.4%	5.2%	2.7%
Dec 31, 2008	1.3%	3.1%	2.2%
Dec 31, 2009	-1.3%	2.6%	9.2%
Dec 31, 2010	-0.8%	2.0%	-13.2%
Dec 31, 2011	-1.9%	1.2%	5.2%
Dec 31, 2012	-1.0%	1.4%	2.6%
Dec 31, 2013	-1.6%	1.5%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2014	-1.1%	1.5%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2015	—	2.3%	3.8%
Dec 31, 2016	—	2.5%	4.8%
Dec 31, 2017	—	2.3%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2018	—	2.6%	7.0%
Dec 31, 2019	—	3.6%	7.1%
Dec 31, 2020	—	2.2%	—
Dec 31, 2021	—	-1.3%	—