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United States Highest Real Interest Rate

Name: United States Real Interest Rate
Creator: World Bank
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8.59% in 1981

Real interest rate · World Bank

The highest real interest rate in United States was 8.59% in 1981. The top 5 years were: 1981 (8.59%), 1982 (8.18%), 1984 (8.14%), 1998 (7.15%), 2000 (6.81%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

United States Top 5 Highest Real Interest Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1981	8.59%
2nd	1982	8.18%
3rd	1984	8.14%
4th	1998	7.15%
5th	2000	6.81%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1984	8.14%	+1.52pp	37th
1982	8.18%	−0.42pp	33rd
1981	8.59%	+2.88pp	32nd
2000	6.81%	+0.33pp	52nd
1999	6.49%	−0.66pp	35th
1998	7.15%	+0.55pp	40th
1997	6.60%	+0.28pp	28th
1996	6.32%	−0.27pp	29th
1995	6.59%	+1.70pp	46th
1990	6.04%	−0.65pp	37th
1989	6.69%	+1.10pp	40th
1986	6.19%	−0.37pp	32nd
1985	6.56%	−1.58pp	29th
1983	6.62%	−1.56pp	37th
2007	5.20%	+0.47pp	78th
2006	4.73%	+1.77pp	71st
2001	4.57%	−2.25pp	35th
1994	4.90%	+1.35pp	38th
1991	4.92%	−1.12pp	27th
1988	5.59%	+0.00pp	34th
1987	5.59%	−0.61pp	41st
1980	5.72%	+1.68pp	31st
2019	3.72%	+1.26pp	30th
1992	3.88%	−1.03pp	23rd
1979	4.03%	+2.14pp	25th
2020	2.85%	−0.87pp	26th
2018	2.46%	+0.09pp	35th
2017	2.37%	−0.27pp	43rd
2016	2.64%	+0.16pp	26th
1993	3.55%	−0.34pp	29th
2015	2.48%	+0.89pp	22nd
2009	2.62%	−0.48pp	28th
2008	3.10%	−2.10pp	70th
2005	2.96%	+1.35pp	46th
2002	3.07%	−1.49pp	22nd
1973	2.41%	+1.53pp	10th
1970	2.51%	−0.34pp	4th
1969	2.85%	+0.99pp	5th
1967	2.41%	−0.24pp	4th
1966	2.65%	+0.08pp	4th
1965	2.57%	−0.39pp	4th
1964	2.95%	−0.42pp	3rd
1963	3.37%	+0.16pp	3rd
1962	3.22%	+0.11pp	1st
1961	3.11%	–	3rd
2014	1.59%	−0.16pp	17th
2013	1.75%	+0.39pp	18th
2012	1.36%	+0.20pp	26th
2011	1.16%	−0.85pp	42nd
2010	2.01%	−0.61pp	48th
2004	1.61%	−0.50pp	33rd
2003	2.11%	−0.97pp	27th
1978	1.89%	+1.31pp	15th
1976	1.27%	+2.55pp	11th
1974	1.65%	−0.76pp	10th
1977	0.58%	−0.69pp	10th
1972	0.88%	+0.26pp	5th
1968	1.86%	−0.54pp	3rd
1971	0.62%	−1.89pp	3rd
2021	-1.09%	−3.93pp	33rd
1975	-1.28%	−2.93pp	7th

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