Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania
Mauritania: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 9 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, 1964–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania 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 peaked at 18 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1964.
Mauritania 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.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3.5 | — |
| 1965 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.5 | +57.1% |
| 1974 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 1999 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.08, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 |
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 discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Mauritania was 9 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 1998.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1964.
- How does Mauritania rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2017.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.