Malaysia - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Malaysia was 4.76 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 51 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.96 in 1986 and a minimum value of -6.80 in 1973.

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.

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Year Value
1969 4.04
1970 9.76
1971 9.70
1972 8.50
1973 -6.80
1974 -1.31
1975 13.75
1976 -2.39
1977 2.44
1978 -0.46
1979 -2.35
1980 3.05
1981 10.72
1982 9.59
1983 5.54
1984 7.08
1985 14.39
1986 22.96
1987 2.50
1988 5.48
1989 4.24
1990 4.80
1991 5.56
1992 7.56
1993 5.81
1994 4.64
1995 4.92
1996 6.04
1997 6.91
1998 3.35
1999 8.51
2000 -1.09
2001 8.85
2002 3.30
2003 2.91
2004 0.03
2005 -2.67
2006 2.41
2007 1.46
2008 -3.90
2009 11.78
2010 -2.11
2011 -0.47
2012 3.75
2013 4.47
2014 2.07
2015 3.31
2016 2.83
2017 0.80
2018 4.28
2019 4.80
2020 4.76

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates