Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

Mauritius
1,331 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
71.04 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mauritius rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1,331 TDS, current US$ per person against 71.04 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1,260 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 18.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 11.64 TDS, current US$ per person 4.79 TDS, current US$ per person 6.85 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritius
1980s 116.66 TDS, current US$ per person 19.83 TDS, current US$ per person 96.83 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritius
1990s 155.42 TDS, current US$ per person 20.58 TDS, current US$ per person 134.85 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritius
2000s 759.03 TDS, current US$ per person 22.78 TDS, current US$ per person 736.25 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritius
2010s 2,470 TDS, current US$ per person 43.72 TDS, current US$ per person 2,427 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritius
2020s 1,590 TDS, current US$ per person 67.84 TDS, current US$ per person 1,522 TDS, current US$ per person Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 1,331 TDS, current US$ per person against 71.04 TDS, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1,260 TDS, current US$ per person, 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, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
Mauritius ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
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
Last refreshed

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.