Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) was 11.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Interest rate spread in Mauritania, 1980–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 11.3% for interest rate spread in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Mauritania peaked at 19.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1985.
Mauritania ranks 16th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | 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 | 4.8% | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +66.3% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 11.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 11.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.2%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %) 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% | 5.0% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 5.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 13.7% | 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 interest rate spread in Mauritania?
- Interest rate spread in Mauritania was 11.3% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for interest rate spread?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is interest rate 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 database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.