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.
Bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.5 | — |
| 1981 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.83 | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 5.42 | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 6 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.32 | +66.3% |
| 1993 | 8.96 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 9.17 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 11.33 | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 13 | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.5 | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 19 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 16.17 | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 14.5 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 13 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.08 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 15.5 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.33 | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9 | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.98 | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 13.66 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 12.53 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 12.34 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.67 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 11.33 | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 11.33 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.06, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 11.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.22, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank lending-deposit spread in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +66.3% | 5 | 8.32 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.