Vanuatu: Real interest rate

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 Vanuatu

Real interest rate: Bank lending rate minus inflation

 Latest value 6.13
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2013 - 2025
 Average 5.21
 Min - Max -5.74 - 8.87
 Source The International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2025 is 6.13 percent, an increase from 3.15 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 5.78 percent, based on data from 64 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 2013 to 2025 is 5.21 percent. The minimum value, -5.74 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 8.87 percent was recorded in 2014. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Vanuatu: Real interest rate
 2025 6.13
 2024 3.15
 2023 8.24
 2022 3.52
 2021 5.95
 2020 7.36
 2019 6.34
 2018 6.72




Definition: An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.

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