Risk premium on lending in Mauritania
Mauritania: Risk premium on lending was 12.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Risk premium on lending in Mauritania, 1994–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk premium on lending in Mauritania is 12.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk premium on lending in Mauritania peaked at 17.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2009.
That places Mauritania 7th out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Risk premium on lending in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus treasury bill rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.7% | — |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +97.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.9% | 13.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 8.6% | 17.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 4 Malawi 21.2% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 19.5% compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.6% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.3% compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 10.6% compare
- 10 Uganda 10.0% compare
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 risk premium on lending in Mauritania?
- Risk premium on lending in Mauritania was 12.3% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest risk premium on lending recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest risk premium on lending recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for risk premium on lending?
- Mauritania ranks 7th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is risk premium on lending rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Risk premium on lending (lending rate minus treasury bill rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Risk premium on lending is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the "risk free" treasury bill interest rate at which short-term government securities are issued or traded in the market. In some countries this spread may be negative, indicating that the market considers its best corporate clients to be lower risk than the government. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.