Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Mauritius
0.0687 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritius rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
1st

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

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.020.040.060.080.1197019972024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.0687 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0434 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0098 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
1980s 0.0526 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0189 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0337 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
1990s 0.0364 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
2000s 0.0322 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
2010s 0.0106 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0137 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 0.045 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0217 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0232 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius

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), Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 0.0687 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0434 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Mauritius ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st 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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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)
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Coverage
134 places, 6,246 data points, 1970–2024
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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.