Real interest rate in Venezuela
Venezuela: Real interest rate was -89.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Venezuela, 1984–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Venezuela is -89.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 6,129.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Venezuela peaked at 23.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -89.5%, in 2017.
That places Venezuela 148th out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | -13.1% | -39.1% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -35.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -11.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -37.5% | -89.5% | -3.5% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Venezuela
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.5% (2013)
- Net domestic credit 13.91 current LCU (2013)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.65 (2016)
- Net foreign assets 1.51 current LCU (2013)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.9% (2015)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.3% (2013)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.5% (2013)
- Broad money 48.6% (2013)
- Official exchange rate 9.97 LCU per US$, period average (2017)
- Net migration -100,467 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Venezuela?
- Real interest rate in Venezuela was -89.5% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.5% in 2017.
- How does Venezuela rank for real interest rate?
- Venezuela ranks 148th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6,129.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.