Botswana vs Tonga: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Botswana
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 81st and Tonga ranks 78th of 148 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Botswana or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 4.5% against 4.2% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Botswana and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for real interest rate?
- Botswana ranks 81st and Tonga ranks 78th 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.