Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritius, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 9 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritius peaked at 21.87 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.87, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 70th out of 144 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.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.75 | — |
| 1981 | 12.19 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 13.38 | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 15.08 | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 13.25 | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 13.83 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 14.33 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 14.12 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 14.96 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 16.12 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 18 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 17.75 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 17.12 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 16.58 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 18.92 | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 20.81 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 20.81 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.92 | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 19.92 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 21.62 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 20.77 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 21.1 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 21 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.04 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.08 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.87 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.54 | -47.2% |
| 2009 | 9.25 | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 8.88 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.92 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.67 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.45 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.22 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 6.87 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 9.5 | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 9.38 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 9 | -4.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.99, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.29, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -47.2% | 21.87 | 11.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9 | 11.75 | 16.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.05 | 16.58 | 21.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.97 | 9.25 | 21.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.59 | 8.45 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 | 6.87 | 9.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More financial sector data for Mauritius
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 29.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 40.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritius?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Mauritius was 9 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21.87 in 2007.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Mauritius ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum 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 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.