Japan vs Romania: Real interest rate

Japan
1.0%
in 2017
Romania
0.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
118th
Romania rank
121st

Real interest rate over time

  • Japan
  • Romania
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.0% against 0.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.3 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 118th and Romania ranks 121st of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 3.4% -8.9% 12.2% Japan
2000s 3.0% 5.3% 2.3% Romania
2010s 1.3% 5.7% 4.4% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher real interest rate, Japan or Romania?
Japan, at 1.0% against 0.3% in Romania as of 2017.
What is the difference in real interest rate between Japan and Romania?
0.7%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
How do Japan and Romania rank globally for real interest rate?
Japan ranks 118th and Romania ranks 121st 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

Indicator
Real interest rate (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 4,763 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.