Malta vs Samoa: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 100th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 148 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 6.9% | 3.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 10.2% | 7.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Malta or Samoa?
- Malta, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Samoa as of 2013.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for real interest rate?
- Malta ranks 100th and Samoa ranks 103rd 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.