Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 4.67 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, 1994–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Mauritania is 4.67, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Mauritania peaked at 15.4 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0292, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 42nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.44 | — |
| 1995 | 6.79 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 8.9 | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 10.45 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 14.57 | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 15.4 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 12.05 | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 9.73 | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 5.89 | -39.4% |
| 2003 | 5.01 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 6.64 | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 10.58 | +59.3% |
| 2006 | 11.92 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 11.39 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 11 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.44 | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0631 | -99.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0292 | -53.7% |
| 2013 | 2.59 | +8759.5% |
| 2014 | 3.47 | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 3.66 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.33 | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 4.67 | +7.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.59, 54% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +8759.5% | 0.0292 | 2.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.26 | 5.44 | 15.4 | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.49 | 5.01 | 12.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 0.0292 | 8.44 | 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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Mauritania?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Mauritania was 4.67 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 1999.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Mauritania ranks 42nd out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, 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.