Real interest rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	Italy	United States	Sri Lanka
Dec 31, 2000	5.2%	6.8%	—
Dec 31, 2001	4.1%	4.6%	0.5%
Dec 31, 2002	3.1%	3.1%	4.7%
Dec 31, 2003	2.6%	2.1%	1.5%
Dec 31, 2004	2.8%	1.6%	0.6%
Dec 31, 2005	3.2%	3.0%	0.3%
Dec 31, 2006	3.3%	4.7%	1.4%
Dec 31, 2007	3.8%	5.2%	2.7%
Dec 31, 2008	4.3%	3.1%	2.2%
Dec 31, 2009	2.9%	2.6%	9.2%
Dec 31, 2010	3.4%	2.0%	-13.2%
Dec 31, 2011	2.8%	1.2%	5.2%
Dec 31, 2012	3.5%	1.4%	2.6%
Dec 31, 2013	4.0%	1.5%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2014	3.9%	1.5%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2015	3.3%	2.3%	3.8%
Dec 31, 2016	2.2%	2.5%	4.8%
Dec 31, 2017	2.3%	2.3%	5.8%
Dec 31, 2018	1.6%	2.6%	7.0%
Dec 31, 2019	1.5%	3.6%	7.1%
Dec 31, 2020	0.7%	2.2%	—
Dec 31, 2021	0.7%	-1.3%	—
Dec 31, 2022	-1.2%	—	—
Dec 31, 2023	-1.3%	—	—