United Kingdom (2014)
-1.1
% per annum (inflation-adjusted)
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
48
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Real Interest Rate (2014) — source data. World Bank.
Year % per annum (inflation-adjusted) YoY Change
2014 -1.1 +0.5pp
2013 -1.6 -0.6pp
2012 -1 +0.9pp
2011 -1.9 -1.1pp
2010 -0.8 +0.5pp
2009 -1.3 -2.6pp
2008 1.3 -2.1pp
2007 3.4 +1.9pp
2006 1.5 -0.2pp
2005 1.7 +0.1pp
2004 1.6 +0.3pp
2003 1.3 -0.6pp
2002 1.9 -1.5pp
2001 3.4 -1.5pp
2000 4.9 +1pp
1999 3.9 -1.9pp
1998 5.8 -0.7pp
1997 6.5 +4.8pp
1996 1.7 +5.4pp
1995 -3.7 -8.8pp

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded -1.1 % per annum (inflation-adjusted) in 2014. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 1967–2014 the series ranges from -11.5 in 1975 to 7.2 in 1986.

This page tracks the real interest rate (lending rate adjusted for inflation using GDP deflator) in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Real rates determine the true cost of capital for investment.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the real interest rate (lending rate adjusted for inflation using GDP deflator) in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Real rates determine the true cost of capital for investment. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2014. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1967–2014 (48 observations).

The series peaked at 7.2 % per annum (inflation-adjusted) in 1986 and reached its lowest recorded value of -11.5 in 1975. The latest reading of -1.1 in 2014 represents a change of +0.5pp.