Italy vs Sweden: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 105th and Sweden ranks 108th of 148 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2006.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for real interest rate?
- Italy ranks 105th and Sweden ranks 108th 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.