Mauritania vs East Timor: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Mauritania
- East Timor
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in East Timor, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Timor ahead.
Mauritania ranks 79th and East Timor ranks 80th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 0.0% | 8.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 0.0% | 9.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 0.0% | 18.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 28.8% | 5.8% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 1.6% | 5.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritania or East Timor?
- Mauritania, at 5.6% against 5.2% in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritania and East Timor?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and East Timor?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and East Timor rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritania ranks 79th and East Timor ranks 80th 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.