Mauritius vs Upper middle income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Mauritius
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 54.8% against 31.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Mauritius ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 15.7% | 15.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 20.3% | 20.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 20.5% | 18.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 32.7% | 3.1% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 30.2% | 20.2% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritius or Upper middle income?
- Mauritius, at 54.8% against 31.3% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritius and Upper middle income?
- 23.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Upper middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Upper middle income rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritius ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 2nd of 121 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.