Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 17 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of peaked at 28 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1989.
That places Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 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.
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, Islamic Republic of
- 19 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 17.74 compare
- 20 Mozambique, Republic of 17.53 compare
- 21 Russian Federation 17.09 compare
- 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.68 compare
- 24 Kenya 16.59 compare
- 25 Rwanda 16.02 compare
More financial sector data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 17 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 1999.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1989.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 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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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.