Real interest rate in East Timor
East Timor: Real interest rate was 15.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in East Timor, 2011–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, real interest rate in East Timor stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of up 31.1% on the previous year and up 169.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in East Timor peaked at 41.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -30.1%, in 2021.
That places East Timor 9th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | -3.6% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | -30.1% | 41.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for East Timor
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Net domestic credit -198.87 million current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.07 (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.0% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -49.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Broad money 71.8% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,550 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in East Timor?
- Real interest rate in East Timor was 15.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.1% in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for real interest rate?
- East Timor ranks 9th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.