Mauritius vs Middle income: Short-term debt (% of total external debt)
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) over time
- Mauritius
- Middle income
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 55.3% against 26.3% in Middle income, a difference of 29.0%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle income ahead.
Mauritius ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 14.1% | 14.1% | Middle income |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 15.5% | 15.5% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 17.0% | 16.9% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 18.0% | 16.2% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 28.9% | 6.9% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 26.2% | 25.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritius or Middle income?
- Mauritius, at 55.3% against 26.3% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritius and Middle income?
- 29.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritius ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 3rd 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.