Mauritania vs Senegal: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 79th and Senegal ranks 76th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 5.2% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 10.2% | 2.1% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 4.6% | 13.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 7.0% | 16.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.9% | 0.7% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.4%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritania ranks 79th and Senegal ranks 76th 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.