Ethiopia - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Ethiopia was -17.12 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.64 in 2001 and a minimum value of -17.67 in 1985.

Definition: Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.

See also:

Year Value
1985 -17.67
1986 13.22
1987 12.91
1988 2.81
1989 0.39
1990 2.64
1991 -10.99
1992 -6.52
1993 0.55
1994 11.08
1995 2.11
1996 13.64
1997 10.27
1998 10.67
1999 8.18
2000 1.30
2001 17.64
2002 12.74
2003 -5.11
2004 2.97
2005 -2.62
2006 -4.08
2007 -8.29
2008 -17.12

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates