Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total to GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 64.3% against 23.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 41.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.1% | 15.0% | 41.1% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 181.1% | 41.5% | 139.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 172.2% | 66.0% | 106.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 115.0% | 42.7% | 72.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 23.7% | 43.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 64.3% against 23.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
- What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 41.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.