Real interest rates in Singapore 2012-2021

Published by Lucas Romero, Feb 5, 2025
The real interest rate in Singapore decreased by 12.4 percentage points (-157.36 percent) in 2021 in comparison to the previous year. In 2021, the real interest rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years.
Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.

Find more statistics on other topics about Singapore with key insights such as broad money as a percentage of GDP, domestic credit to the private sector as a share of GDP, and deposit interest rate.

Real interest rates in Singapore from 2012 to 2021

CharacteristicReal interest rates
2021 -4.55%
2020 7.88%
2019 5.47%
2018 1.67%
2017 2.32%
2016 4.84%
2015 2.21%
2014 5.63%
2013 5.84%
2012 4.86%
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-5%-2.5%0%2.5%5%7.5%10%

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February 2025

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Singapore

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator.

Date provided is date of last update.

Figures have been rounded.

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