Australia vs Bangladesh: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Australia
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Australia ranks 110th and Bangladesh ranks 107th of 148 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.9% | 8.3% | 9.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 6.6% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Australia or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 2.0% against 1.6% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Australia and Bangladesh?
- 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bangladesh?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Australia and Bangladesh rank globally for real interest rate?
- Australia ranks 110th and Bangladesh ranks 107th 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.