Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 93.0% against 64.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.0% | 270.0% | 154.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 91.6% | 24.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 93.0% against 64.3% in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 28.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data expressed as a percentage of GDP at market prices.