Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP

Mauritania
64.3%
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
93.0%
in 2011
Mauritania rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100200300400197019902011

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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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,062 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

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.