Lesotho - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Lesotho was 9.01 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.97 in 1982 and a minimum value of -21.53 in 1980.

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
1980 -21.53
1981 2.15
1982 22.97
1983 3.46
1984 8.77
1985 0.81
1986 -2.44
1987 -0.55
1988 -5.34
1989 3.41
1990 7.52
1991 1.84
1992 3.78
1993 4.07
1994 6.02
1995 3.15
1996 11.04
1997 8.27
1998 9.22
1999 10.11
2000 10.17
2001 4.56
2002 2.54
2003 13.25
2004 2.53
2005 5.47
2006 2.61
2007 22.31
2008 -0.46
2009 10.41
2010 5.58
2011 0.91
2012 7.77
2013 -0.33
2014 -3.24
2015 0.33
2016 11.91
2017 9.37
2018 1.58
2019 7.94
2020 9.01

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates