Maldives vs South Africa: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Maldives
- South Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.1% against 7.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 41st of 148 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 10.2% | 2.0% | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 5.0% | 5.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.9% | 2.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.6% | 4.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Maldives or South Africa?
- Maldives, at 8.1% against 7.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Maldives and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for real interest rate?
- Maldives ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 41st 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.