Real interest rate in Maldives
Maldives: Real interest rate was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Maldives, 1995–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 8.1% for real interest rate in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 136.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Maldives peaked at 15.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -27.4%, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 38th of 148 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -27.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | -1.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 15.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Maldives
- Domestic credit to private sector 36.4% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 93.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.3 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 8.07 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 32.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 57.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 32.6% (2025)
- Broad money 60.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 15.42 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,283 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Maldives?
- Real interest rate in Maldives was 8.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.4% in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for real interest rate?
- Maldives ranks 38th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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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.