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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	Japan	United States
Dec 31, 1998	2.5%	7.1%
Dec 31, 1999	3.6%	6.5%
Dec 31, 2000	3.3%	6.8%
Dec 31, 2001	3.0%	4.6%
Dec 31, 2002	3.3%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2003	3.7%	2.1%
Dec 31, 2004	3.1%	1.6%
Dec 31, 2005	3.0%	3.0%
Dec 31, 2006	2.6%	4.7%
Dec 31, 2007	2.9%	5.2%
Dec 31, 2008	2.8%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2009	2.2%	2.6%
Dec 31, 2010	3.6%	2.0%
Dec 31, 2011	3.1%	1.2%
Dec 31, 2012	2.2%	1.4%
Dec 31, 2013	1.5%	1.5%
Dec 31, 2014	-0.5%	1.5%
Dec 31, 2015	-0.9%	2.3%
Dec 31, 2016	0.5%	2.5%
Dec 31, 2017	1.0%	2.3%
Dec 31, 2018	—	2.6%
Dec 31, 2019	—	3.6%
Dec 31, 2020	—	2.2%
Dec 31, 2021	—	-1.3%