Kenya vs Mauritania: Lending interest rate
Kenya
16.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
17.0%
in 2017
Kenya rank
27th
Mauritania rank
25th
Lending interest rate over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 17.0% against 16.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 25th of 148 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 18.9% | 8.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 22.1% | 6.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 17.0% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lending interest rate, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 17.0% against 16.6% in Kenya as of 2017.
- What is the difference in lending interest rate between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for lending interest rate?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 25th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.