Real interest rate: compare countries

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Annual, Percent

Source: World Bank

Real interest rate: latest observations by country
Date	Netherlands	Japan	Australia
Dec 31, 1996	—	2.8%	6.8%
Dec 31, 1997	—	2.4%	5.8%
Dec 31, 1998	—	2.5%	5.5%
Dec 31, 1999	2.1%	3.6%	6.1%
Dec 31, 2000	1.5%	3.3%	5.0%
Dec 31, 2001	0.6%	3.0%	2.1%
Dec 31, 2002	0.1%	3.3%	3.4%
Dec 31, 2003	0.7%	3.7%	3.5%
Dec 31, 2004	1.5%	3.1%	3.7%
Dec 31, 2005	0.8%	3.0%	3.3%
Dec 31, 2006	0.9%	2.6%	2.4%
Dec 31, 2007	2.5%	2.9%	3.1%
Dec 31, 2008	2.1%	2.8%	4.2%
Dec 31, 2009	1.5%	2.2%	1.0%
Dec 31, 2010	1.0%	3.6%	6.0%
Dec 31, 2011	1.8%	3.1%	1.4%
Dec 31, 2012	0.3%	2.2%	5.1%
Dec 31, 2013	0.4%	1.5%	6.3%
Dec 31, 2014	—	-0.5%	4.5%
Dec 31, 2015	—	-0.9%	6.2%
Dec 31, 2016	—	0.5%	6.1%
Dec 31, 2017	—	1.0%	1.5%
Dec 31, 2018	—	—	3.4%
Dec 31, 2019	—	—	1.6%