Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) was 48.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Mauritania, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, debt on concessional terms to gdp in Mauritania stood at 48.9%.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt on concessional terms to gdp in Mauritania peaked at 140.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 10.0% | — |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +26.0% |
| 1973 | 16.7% | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 26.5% | +59.0% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 41.6% | +36.0% |
| 1977 | 49.7% | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 67.8% | +36.5% |
| 1979 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 74.1% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 87.5% | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 100.5% | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 105.6% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 119.7% | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 140.8% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 139.1% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 139.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 134.2% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 126.3% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 125.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 92.2% | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 122.0% | +34.2% |
| 1994 | 121.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 119.6% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 120.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 121.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 125.1% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 127.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 132.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 131.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 132.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 123.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 105.2% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | -56.8% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -5.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 48.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 48.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.0%, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.3% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 116.7% | 74.1% | 140.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.7% | 90.9% | 127.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 37.0% | 132.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 48.9% | 51.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More external debt data for Mauritania
- Net financial flows, IBRD -1.85 million NFL, current US$ (2000)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 34.96 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 684.87 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.66 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt on concessional terms to gdp in Mauritania?
- Debt on concessional terms to gdp in Mauritania was 48.9% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 140.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for debt on concessional terms to gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt on concessional terms to gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. 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.