Adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjustments to scheduled interest was -4.94 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania, 1992–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania is -4.94 million current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 203.6% on the previous year and down 212.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania peaked at 37.34 million current US$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, -4.94 million current US$, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 34th out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 37.34 million current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 18.77 million current US$ | -49.7% |
| 1994 | 11.02 million current US$ | -41.3% |
| 1995 | 11.94 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 15.75 million current US$ | +31.9% |
| 1997 | 6.91 million current US$ | -56.1% |
| 1998 | -654,350 current US$ | -109.5% |
| 1999 | 104,741 current US$ | -116.0% |
| 2000 | 6.23 million current US$ | +5850.3% |
| 2001 | 4.40 million current US$ | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 18.32 million current US$ | +316.0% |
| 2003 | 20.74 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 17.88 million current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 18.30 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million current US$ | -89.8% |
| 2007 | -2.62 million current US$ | -240.3% |
| 2008 | 5.95 million current US$ | -327.5% |
| 2009 | -2.12 million current US$ | -135.7% |
| 2010 | 4.77 million current US$ | -324.5% |
| 2011 | -4.94 million current US$ | -203.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -4.94 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -824,430 current US$, 6.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -4.94 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 434,909 current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +5850.3% | 104,741 current US$ | 6.23 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.65 million current US$ | -654,350 current US$ | 37.34 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.90 million current US$ | -2.62 million current US$ | 20.74 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -86,900 current US$ | -4.94 million current US$ | 4.77 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More external debt data for Mauritania
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -2.50 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.4836 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -61.19 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 40.11 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 7.76 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0037 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -1.85 million NFL, current US$ (2000)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Mauritania was -4.94 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.34 million current US$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.94 million current US$ in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Mauritania ranks 34th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 212.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.