Mauritania vs Somalia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)
Mauritania
256.79 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Somalia
371.19 million DOD, current US$
in 2025
Mauritania rank
86th
Somalia rank
84th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 371.19 million DOD, current US$ against 256.79 million DOD, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 114.40 million DOD, current US$.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 84th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.48 million DOD, current US$ | 12.12 million DOD, current US$ | 12.36 million DOD, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 116.83 million DOD, current US$ | 88.95 million DOD, current US$ | 27.89 million DOD, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 222.40 million DOD, current US$ | 479.69 million DOD, current US$ | 257.28 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2000s | 473.62 million DOD, current US$ | 717.27 million DOD, current US$ | 243.65 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | 215.91 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
| 2020s | 365.07 million DOD, current US$ | 946.59 million DOD, current US$ | 581.52 million DOD, current US$ | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 371.19 million DOD, current US$ against 256.79 million DOD, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 114.40 million DOD, current US$, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Mauritania ranks 86th and Somalia ranks 84th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.