Aruba vs Saint Lucia: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Aruba
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.6% against 2.9% in Aruba, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 95th and Saint Lucia ranks 92nd of 148 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 7.5% | 0.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 8.7% | 2.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 9.0% | 1.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 0.7% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Aruba or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.6% against 2.9% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Aruba and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Saint Lucia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Saint Lucia rank globally for real interest rate?
- Aruba ranks 95th and Saint Lucia ranks 92nd of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Real interest rate (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.