Ghana vs Mauritania: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Ghana
79.29 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mauritania
79.86 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
78th
Mauritania rank
76th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person against 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.57 TDS, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 78th and Mauritania ranks 76th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 5.15 TDS, current US$ per person 22.59 TDS, current US$ per person 17.44 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritania
1980s 17.74 TDS, current US$ per person 50.2 TDS, current US$ per person 32.46 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritania
1990s 24.27 TDS, current US$ per person 50.39 TDS, current US$ per person 26.12 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritania
2000s 15.58 TDS, current US$ per person 25.45 TDS, current US$ per person 9.86 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritania
2010s 105.39 TDS, current US$ per person 59.6 TDS, current US$ per person 45.8 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana
2020s 112.61 TDS, current US$ per person 75.7 TDS, current US$ per person 36.91 TDS, current US$ per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person against 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Mauritania?
0.57 TDS, current US$ per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Ghana ranks 78th and Mauritania ranks 76th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.