Lending interest rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lending interest rate was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Mauritius, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Mauritius stood at 9.0%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Mauritius peaked at 21.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 67th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 9.2% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.16 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 1.08 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Broad money 142.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 72.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 46 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Mauritius?
- Lending interest rate in Mauritius was 9.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for lending interest rate?
- Mauritius ranks 67th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.