Costa Rica vs Peru: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th of 148 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | -39.2% | 46.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 25.1% | 16.3% | Peru |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 20.5% | 10.7% | Peru |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 13.4% | 4.0% | Peru |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 5.8% | 2.8% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for real interest rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Peru ranks 40th 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.