Fiji vs Mauritius: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Fiji
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 55.3% against 37.6% in Fiji, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.5 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritius ahead.
Fiji ranks 5th and Mauritius ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 0.0% | 8.3% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 0.1% | 11.2% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 1.8% | 11.0% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 35.8% | 15.1% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 51.3% | 28.4% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Fiji or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 55.3% against 37.6% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Fiji and Mauritius?
- 17.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Mauritius?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Mauritius rank globally for short-term debt?
- Fiji ranks 5th and Mauritius ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.