# Brazil tops global real interest rate ranking

> Brazil's Central Bank held its benchmark rate steady, keeping the country first in real interest rates among 40 economies surveyed.
- Title: Brazil tops global real interest rate ranking | Shortify
- Summary: Brazil's Central Bank held its benchmark rate steady, keeping the country first in real interest rates among 40 economies surveyed.
- Keywords: brazil, central bank, selic rate, real interest rates, copom, monetary policy, Folha de S.Paulo
- Source: Folha de S.Paulo — https://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online//rss091/*https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/business/2026/11/brazil-remains-at-top-of-real-interest-rate-ranking-after-selic-rate-is-held-steady.shtml
- Published: 2026-11-05T12:36:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brazil, central bank, selic rate, real interest rates, copom, monetary policy, news, politics
## Brazil holds rate, keeps top ranking
Brazil's Central Bank kept the Selic benchmark interest rate at thirteen point seventy-five percent per year on Wednesday, November fourth. Brazil retained first place in global real interest rates.
## Real rate rises to nine point forty-nine percent
Brazil's real interest rate, adjusted for inflation, rose from eight point forty-five percent in September to nine point forty-nine percent, according to a ranking by Portal MoneYou and Lev Intelligence.
## Brazil ahead of Turkey, Argentina, Russia
Brazil's real rate of nine point forty-nine percent exceeds Turkey at seven point seventy-seven percent, Argentina at six point eighty percent, Russia at six point fifty-seven percent and Colombia at four point zero five percent.
## Key takeaway

Brazil retained first place in global real interest rates at nine point forty-nine percent after the Central Bank held the Selic rate at thirteen point seventy-five percent.