Real interest rate in Liberia
Liberia: Real interest rate was 16.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Liberia, 1981–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Liberia is 16.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 163.4% on the previous year and up 502.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Liberia peaked at 30.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -21.6%, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 8th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | -2.8% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 8.0% | 30.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | -21.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 2.5% | 16.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 5 Mozambique 18.7% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 18.3% compare
- 7 Guyana 17.6% compare
- 9 East Timor 15.8% compare
- 10 Bahrain 15.3% compare
- 11 Mauritania 15.2% compare
More financial sector data for Liberia
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Net domestic credit 1.28 billion current LCU (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 108.21 million current LCU (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 16.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.8% (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.8% (2022)
- Broad money 27.0% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 191.31 LCU per US$, period average (2024)
- Net migration -9,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Liberia?
- Real interest rate in Liberia was 16.3% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.6% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for real interest rate?
- Liberia ranks 8th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 502.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.