Zambia - Real interest rate

Real interest rate (%)

The value for Real interest rate (%) in Zambia was -3.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.67 in 1996 and a minimum value of -41.79 in 1992.

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
1978 -3.93
1979 -10.51
1980 -2.02
1981 2.18
1982 3.17
1983 -4.75
1984 -3.20
1985 -15.97
1986 -30.00
1987 -25.19
1988 -11.97
1989 -34.55
1990 -34.54
1991 -25.77
1992 -41.79
1993 -12.46
1994 -5.63
1995 11.42
1996 23.67
1997 16.98
1998 12.74
1999 19.16
2000 4.66
2001 16.68
2002 21.62
2003 19.53
2004 9.20
2005 9.91
2006 7.52
2007 5.24
2008 7.61
2009 15.63
2010 6.11
2011 6.95
2012 4.82
2013 -0.19
2014 5.82
2015 6.18
2016 1.72
2017 2.07
2018 2.22
2019 2.47
2020 -3.75

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Interest rates