Lending interest rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Lending interest rate was 17.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Lending interest rate in Mauritania, 1980–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending interest rate in Mauritania is 17.0%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Mauritania peaked at 28.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1989.
Mauritania ranks 25th of 148 countries on this measure, 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% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 10.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Mauritania?
- Lending interest rate in Mauritania was 17.0% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1989.
- How does Mauritania rank for lending interest rate?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is lending interest rate 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 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.