Real interest rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Real interest rate was 15.2% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Mauritania, 1980–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, real interest rate in Mauritania stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of up 191.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Mauritania peaked at 32.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -22.2%, in 1991.
Mauritania ranks 11th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | -22.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 7.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | -4.4% | 32.8% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Net domestic credit 89.87 billion current LCU (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.41 (2021)
- Net foreign assets 23.65 billion current LCU (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.6% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.1% (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2019)
- Broad money 28.4% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 36.49 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,044 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Mauritania?
- Real interest rate in Mauritania was 15.2% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.2% in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for real interest rate?
- Mauritania ranks 11th out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.