Real rates in United Kingdom
United Kingdom's real rates is -0.13 % — #35 of 42 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-06.
-0.13 %
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Negative: cash in United Kingdom loses 0.1 pp of purchasing power a year even in the bank.
Policy rate minus annual CPI inflation — positive means money in the bank beats inflation. Our calculation from separately sourced components.
Real rates nearby: Poland -0.06 % · Portugal -0.09 % · Switzerland -0.15 % · Spain -0.45 %
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the central bank policy rate minus annual CPI inflation. It answers one question — does parked money beat rising prices? Both components are separately sourced official figures, and we never compute it when either leg is missing.