Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Mauritius
0.7468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritius rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

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

Mauritius currently reports 0.7468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6848 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 12.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Mauritius ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0436 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0435 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0754 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 0.3023 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0505 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius
2020s 0.6484 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5943 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 0.7468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.062 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.6848 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Mauritius ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, 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.