Kuwait - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Kuwait was 21.19 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.86 in 2015 and a minimum value of -11.72 in 2005.

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
1993 16.56
1994 14.32
1995 3.36
1996 -5.83
1997 14.18
1998 31.49
1999 -8.07
2000 -9.67
2001 16.91
2002 1.27
2003 0.47
2004 -5.15
2005 -11.72
2006 -6.54
2007 4.05
2008 -9.31
2009 28.16
2010 -5.11
2011 -10.29
2012 -2.30
2013 4.33
2014 11.83
2015 40.86
2016 12.15
2017 -9.93
2018 -6.89
2019 6.23
2020 21.19

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates