Data story · Real interest rates
Where parked money still beats inflation
Of the 53 countries where both legs are published, money at the policy rate currently beats inflation in 32 — and loses purchasing power in 21. Brazil leads at 9.23 %; at the other end, Estonia sits at -2.58 %.
| # | Country | Real rates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 9.23 % |
| 2 | Colombia | 6.11 % |
| 3 | Russia | 5.53 % |
| 4 | South Africa | 3.79 % |
| 5 | Philippines | 3.09 % |
| 6 | China | 2.94 % |
| 7 | India | 2.85 % |
| 8 | Indonesia | 2.84 % |
| 9 | Peru | 2.72 % |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.69 % |
| ⋮ and at the other end | ||
| 51 | Slovakia | -1.75 % |
| 52 | Japan | -2.17 % |
| 53 | Estonia | -2.58 % |
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.
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Computed live from the same snapshot as the mapLatest observation 2026-06Licence CC BY 4.0