Lesotho vs Mauritania: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Lesotho
0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
38th
Mauritania rank
35th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.

Lesotho ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
1980s 0.0377 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0527 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
1990s 0.0406 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0493 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0087 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2000s 0.0479 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0254 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.019 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Lesotho or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Lesotho and Mauritania?
0.002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Lesotho ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,246 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.