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Lesotho: Real interest rate

4.92percent · 2024+251.8% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20244.918
202310.726
20223.273
20214.931
20202.278
20197.49
2018-0.33
20179.373
201611.903
20150.333
2014-3.241
2013-0.326
20127.768
20110.916
20105.587
200910.411
2008-0.457
200722.305
20062.607
20055.47
20042.532
200313.253
20022.542
20014.558
200010.171
199910.109
19989.225
19978.269
199611.043
19953.154
19946.016
19934.075
19923.784
19911.844
19907.521
19893.405
1988-5.342
1987-0.547
1986-2.44
19850.808
19848.77
19833.46
198222.967
19812.152
1980-21.532

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Real interest rate. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-real-interest-rate (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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