Ethiopia vs Somalia: Real interest rate

Ethiopia

-17.1%

in 2008

Somalia

-18.5%

in 1988

Ethiopia rank

144th

Somalia rank

145th

Real interest rate over time

Ethiopia
Somalia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -17.1% against -18.5% in Somalia, a difference of 1.3%.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 144th and Somalia ranks 145th of 148 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Real interest rate (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 4,763 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.