Real interest rate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Real interest rate was 2.5% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Guinea-Bissau, 2006–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.5% for real interest rate in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.7% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 9.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.2%, in 2015.
That places Guinea-Bissau 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -6.9% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -8.2% | 6.3% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Domestic credit to private sector 10.0% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 326.78 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 307.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 10.0% (2025)
- Broad money 37.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1,373 (2025)
- Claims on private sector 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Real interest rate in Guinea-Bissau was 2.5% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.2% in 2015.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for real interest rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2016.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.