Japan vs New Zealand: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 117th of 149 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 7.1% | 4.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 4.8% | 1.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 3.4% | 2.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for real interest rate?
- Japan ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 117th of 149 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.