Peru vs South Africa: Real interest rate

Peru
7.7%
in 2022
South Africa
7.7%
in 2025
Peru rank
40th
South Africa rank
41st

Real interest rate over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
-75-50-2502550196119932025

How they compare

Peru currently reports 7.7% against 7.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Africa ahead.

Peru ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 41st of 148 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -39.2% 0.6% 39.7% South Africa
1990s 25.1% 7.1% 17.9% Peru
2000s 20.5% 5.0% 15.5% Peru
2010s 13.4% 3.9% 9.5% Peru
2020s 5.8% 2.1% 3.8% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher real interest rate, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 7.7% against 7.7% in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in real interest rate between Peru and South Africa?
0.0%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for real interest rate?
Peru ranks 40th 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

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.