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Real interest rate in United States

Latest: -1.3%
Previous: 2.2%
Change: -3.43 (-157.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2021
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Real interest rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Real interest rate in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	2.6%
Dec 31, 1967	2.4%
Dec 31, 1968	1.9%
Dec 31, 1969	2.9%
Dec 31, 1970	2.5%
Dec 31, 1971	0.6%
Dec 31, 1972	0.9%
Dec 31, 1973	2.4%
Dec 31, 1974	1.7%
Dec 31, 1975	-1.3%
Dec 31, 1976	1.3%
Dec 31, 1977	0.6%
Dec 31, 1978	1.9%
Dec 31, 1979	4.0%
Dec 31, 1980	5.7%
Dec 31, 1981	8.6%
Dec 31, 1982	8.2%
Dec 31, 1983	6.6%
Dec 31, 1984	8.1%
Dec 31, 1985	6.6%
Dec 31, 1986	6.2%
Dec 31, 1987	5.6%
Dec 31, 1988	5.6%
Dec 31, 1989	6.7%
Dec 31, 1990	6.0%
Dec 31, 1991	4.9%
Dec 31, 1992	3.9%
Dec 31, 1993	3.5%
Dec 31, 1994	4.9%
Dec 31, 1995	6.6%
Dec 31, 1996	6.3%
Dec 31, 1997	6.6%
Dec 31, 1998	7.1%
Dec 31, 1999	6.5%
Dec 31, 2000	6.8%
Dec 31, 2001	4.6%
Dec 31, 2002	3.1%
Dec 31, 2003	2.1%
Dec 31, 2004	1.6%
Dec 31, 2005	3.0%
Dec 31, 2006	4.7%
Dec 31, 2007	5.2%
Dec 31, 2008	3.1%
Dec 31, 2009	2.6%
Dec 31, 2010	2.0%
Dec 31, 2011	1.2%
Dec 31, 2012	1.4%
Dec 31, 2013	1.5%
Dec 31, 2014	1.5%
Dec 31, 2015	2.3%
Dec 31, 2016	2.5%
Dec 31, 2017	2.3%
Dec 31, 2018	2.6%
Dec 31, 2019	3.6%
Dec 31, 2020	2.2%
Dec 31, 2021	-1.3%
Dec 31, 2022	—
Dec 31, 2023	—
Dec 31, 2024	—
Dec 31, 2025	—

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