Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania
Mauritania: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 17 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, 1980–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania is 17, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania peaked at 28 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1989.
That places Mauritania 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.83 | +58.3% |
| 1993 | 17.58 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 18.17 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 20.33 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 22 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.5 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 28 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 25.58 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 22.5 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 21 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.08 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 24 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 23.5 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.33 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 19.5 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 17 | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.63, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.94 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.15 | 19.5 | 25.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 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 lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania was 17 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 1999.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1989.
- How does Mauritania rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Lending 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.