| Country | Inflation Rate | Central Bank Interest Rate | Real Interest Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 211.00% | 7.75% | -203.25% |
| Sudan | 192.00% | 23.80% | -168.20% |
| Venezuela | 167.00% | 56.18% | -110.82% |
| Zimbabwe | 132.00% | 80.00% | -52.00% |
| Turkey | 73.50% | 14.00% | -59.50% |
| Argentina | 60.70% | 52.00% | -8.70% |
| Suriname | 59.80% | 10.00% | -49.80% |
| Iran | 39.30% | 18.00% | -21.30% |
| Sri Lanka | 39.10% | 13.50% | -25.60% |
| Ethiopia | 37.70% | 7.00% | -30.70% |
| Moldova | 29.10% | 18.50% | -10.60% |
| Ghana | 27.60% | 19.00% | -8.60% |
| Haiti | 25.17% | 17.00% | -8.17% |
| Angola | 24.42% | 20.00% | -4.42% |
| Cuba | 23.69% | 2.25% | -21.44% |
| Sierra Leone | 22.44% | 15.00% | -7.44% |
| Estonia | 20.00% | 0.00% | -20.00% |
| Malawi | 19.10% | 14.00% | -5.10% |
| Lithuania | 18.90% | 0.00% | -18.90% |
| Burundi | 18.57% | 6.90% | -11.67% |
| Ukraine | 18.00% | 25.00% | 7.00% |
| Nigeria | 17.71% | 13.00% | -4.71% |
| Russia | 17.10% | 9.50% | -7.60% |
| Belarus | 17.00% | 12.00% | -5.00% |
| Latvia | 16.90% | 0.00% | -16.90% |
| Czech Republic | 16.00% | 7.00% | -9.00% |
| Bulgaria | 15.60% | 0.00% | -15.60% |
| Burkina Faso | 15.30% | 4.00% | -11.30% |
| Mongolia | 15.10% | 10.00% | -5.10% |
| Rwanda | 14.80% | 5.00% | -9.80% |
| Romania | 14.49% | 3.75% | -10.74% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 14.40% | 9.00% | -5.40% |
| Kazakhstan | 14.00% | 14.00% | 0.00% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14.00% | 14.00% | 0.00% |
| Poland | 13.90% | 6.00% | -7.90% |
| Myanmar | 13.82% | 7.00% | -6.82% |
| Pakistan | 13.80% | 13.75% | -0.05% |
| Egypt | 13.50% | 11.25% | -2.25% |
| Georgia | 13.30% | 11.00% | -2.30% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.20% | 2.94% | -10.26% |
| Laos | 12.80% | 3.10% | -9.70% |
| Azerbaijan | 12.60% | 7.75% | -4.85% |
| Slovakia | 12.60% | 0.00% | -12.60% |
| Botswana | 11.90% | 2.15% | -9.75% |
| Macedonia | 11.90% | 1.75% | -10.15% |
| Jamaica | 11.80% | 5.00% | -6.80% |
| Brazil | 11.73% | 13.25% | 1.52% |
| Gambia | 11.58% | 11.00% | -0.58% |
| Chile | 11.50% | 9.00% | -2.50% |
| Paraguay | 11.40% | 7.75% | -3.65% |
| Greece | 11.30% | 0.00% | -11.30% |
| Guinea | 10.99% | 11.50% | 0.51% |
| Uzbekistan | 10.95% | 16.00% | 5.05% |
| Croatia | 10.80% | 2.50% | -8.30% |
| Hungary | 10.70% | 5.90% | -4.80% |
| Mauritius | 10.70% | 2.25% | -8.45% |
| Nicaragua | 10.61% | 8.66% | -1.95% |
| Serbia | 10.40% | 2.50% | -7.90% |
| Zambia | 10.20% | 9.00% | -1.20% |
| Algeria | 9.80% | 3.00% | -6.80% |
| Dominican Republic | 9.47% | 6.50% | -2.97% |
| Uruguay | 9.37% | 9.25% | -0.12% |
| Mozambique | 9.30% | 15.25% | 5.95% |
| Barbados | 9.30% | 2.00% | -7.30% |
| United Kingdom | 9.10% | 1.25% | -7.85% |
| Cyprus | 9.10% | 0.00% | -9.10% |
| Honduras | 9.09% | 3.00% | -6.09% |
| Colombia | 9.07% | 6.00% | -3.07% |
| Armenia | 9.00% | 9.25% | 0.25% |
| Belgium | 8.97% | 0.00% | -8.97% |
| Netherlands | 8.80% | 0.00% | -8.80% |
| Peru | 8.78% | 5.50% | -3.28% |
| Costa Rica | 8.71% | 4.00% | -4.71% |
| Spain | 8.70% | 0.00% | -8.70% |
| United States | 8.60% | 1.75% | -6.85% |
| Mauritania | 8.20% | 5.00% | -3.20% |
| Euro Area | 8.10% | 0.00% | -8.10% |
| Slovenia | 8.10% | 0.00% | -8.10% |
| Togo | 8.00% | 4.00% | -4.00% |
| Portugal | 8.00% | 0.00% | -8.00% |
| Germany | 7.90% | 0.00% | -7.90% |
| Nepal | 7.87% | 7.00% | -0.87% |
| Tunisia | 7.80% | 7.00% | -0.80% |
| Cape Verde | 7.80% | 0.25% | -7.55% |
| Ireland | 7.80% | 0.00% | -7.80% |
| Canada | 7.70% | 1.50% | -6.20% |
| Austria | 7.70% | 0.00% | -7.70% |
| Mexico | 7.65% | 7.00% | -0.65% |
| Iceland | 7.60% | 4.75% | -2.85% |
| Mali | 7.50% | 4.00% | -3.50% |
| El Salvador | 7.48% | 4.39% | -3.09% |
| Guyana | 7.46% | 5.00% | -2.46% |
| Bangladesh | 7.42% | 4.75% | -2.67% |
| Senegal | 7.40% | 4.00% | -3.40% |
| Denmark | 7.40% | -0.60% | -8.00% |
| Tajikistan | 7.30% | 13.25% | 5.95% |
| Lesotho | 7.30% | 4.75% | -2.55% |
| Sweden | 7.30% | 0.25% | -7.05% |
| Cambodia | 7.20% | 1.02% | -6.18% |
| Kenya | 7.10% | 7.50% | 0.40% |
| Thailand | 7.10% | 0.50% | -6.60% |
| India | 7.04% | 4.90% | -2.14% |
| Finland | 7.00% | 0.00% | -7.00% |
| Papua New Guinea | 6.90% | 3.00% | -3.90% |
| New Zealand | 6.90% | 2.00% | -4.90% |
| Italy | 6.80% | 0.00% | -6.80% |
| Luxembourg | 6.80% | 0.00% | -6.80% |
| Guinea Bissau | 6.70% | 4.00% | -2.70% |
| Albania | 6.70% | 1.00% | -5.70% |
| South Africa | 6.50% | 4.75% | -1.75% |
| Madagascar | 6.34% | 9.50% | 3.16% |
| Uganda | 6.30% | 7.50% | 1.20% |
| Morocco | 5.90% | 1.50% | -4.40% |
| Guatemala | 5.82% | 2.00% | -3.82% |
| Belize | 5.80% | 2.25% | -3.55% |
| Malta | 5.80% | 0.00% | -5.80% |
| Bhutan | 5.79% | 7.16% | 1.37% |
| Libya | 5.70% | 3.00% | -2.70% |
| Norway | 5.70% | 1.25% | -4.45% |
| Singapore | 5.60% | 0.64% | -4.96% |
| Namibia | 5.40% | 4.75% | -0.65% |
| Philippines | 5.40% | 2.50% | -2.90% |
| South Korea | 5.40% | 1.75% | -3.65% |
| Iraq | 5.20% | 4.00% | -1.20% |
| France | 5.20% | 0.00% | -5.20% |
| Qatar | 5.18% | 3.25% | -1.93% |
| Australia | 5.10% | 0.85% | -4.25% |
| Fiji | 5.00% | 0.25% | -4.75% |
| Kuwait | 4.71% | 2.25% | -2.46% |
| Cameroon | 4.61% | 4.00% | -0.61% |
| Jordan | 4.40% | 3.75% | -0.65% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.10% | 3.50% | -0.60% |
| Israel | 4.10% | 0.75% | -3.35% |
| Tanzania | 4.00% | 5.00% | 1.00% |
| Indonesia | 3.55% | 3.50% | -0.05% |
| Chad | 3.50% | 4.00% | 0.50% |
| Ivory Coast | 3.50% | 4.00% | 0.50% |
| Bahrain | 3.50% | 2.50% | -1.00% |
| Swaziland | 3.40% | 4.50% | 1.10% |
| Taiwan | 3.39% | 1.50% | -1.89% |
| Ecuador | 3.38% | 7.11% | 3.73% |
| Brunei | 3.20% | 5.50% | 2.30% |
| Switzerland | 2.90% | -0.25% | -3.15% |
| Vietnam | 2.86% | 4.00% | 1.14% |
| Japan | 2.50% | -0.10% | -2.60% |
| Oman | 2.40% | 1.50% | -0.90% |
| Malaysia | 2.30% | 2.00% | -0.30% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.20% | 2.25% | 0.05% |
| New Caledonia | 2.20% | 0.25% | -1.95% |
| China | 2.10% | 3.70% | 1.60% |
| Seychelles | 2.10% | 2.00% | -0.10% |
| Benin | 2.00% | 4.00% | 2.00% |
| Bolivia | 1.41% | 3.90% | 2.49% |
| Maldives | 1.20% | 7.00% | 5.80% |
| Gabon | 1.20% | 4.00% | 2.80% |
| Hong Kong | 1.20% | 2.00% | 0.80% |
| Macau | 1.06% | 2.00% | 0.94% |
| South Sudan | -4.29% | 12.00% | 16.29% |
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