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United States Real Interest Rate 1980s

Name: United States Real Interest Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Real interest rate · World Bank

6.79% decade average (1980-1989)

United States's real interest rate during the 1980s ranged from 5.59% (1987) to 8.59% (1981), averaging 6.79% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	5.72%	+1.68pp	31st
1981	8.59%	+2.88pp	32nd
1982	8.18%	−0.42pp	33rd
1983	6.62%	−1.56pp	37th
1984	8.14%	+1.52pp	37th
1985	6.56%	−1.58pp	29th
1986	6.19%	−0.37pp	32nd
1987	5.59%	−0.61pp	41st
1988	5.59%	+0.00pp	34th
1989	6.69%	+1.10pp	40th