Bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank lending-deposit spread was 11.33 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania, 1980–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2017, bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania stood at 11.33.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania peaked at 19 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.83, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.97 | 4.83 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.93 | 5 | 19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.01 | 11.5 | 16.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 | 9 | 13.66 | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania was 11.33 in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Mauritania ranks 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank lending-deposit spread. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Difference between lending rate and deposit rate. Lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits. IFS line 60P - line 60L.