Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 9 in 2017. β² Rising
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1964β2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of stood at 9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 18 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1964.
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 1970s | 4.65 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5 | 7 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 20,116 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 402,500 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.60 million SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.43 billion SDR (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.46 billion SDR (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.46 billion SDR (2021)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.46 billion SDR (2021)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 9 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 1998.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1964.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.