Bank net interest margin in Mauritania
Mauritania: Bank net interest margin was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Mauritania, 2001–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Mauritania is 2.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Mauritania peaked at 8.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.5% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 net interest margin in Mauritania?
- Bank net interest margin in Mauritania was 2.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for bank net interest margin?
- Mauritania ranks 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.