Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) was 764.87 DOD, current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 764.87 DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1,100 DOD, current US$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
Mauritania ranks 12th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 33.36 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 46.53 DOD, current US$ | +39.5% |
| 1973 | 84.94 DOD, current US$ | +82.6% |
| 1974 | 131.67 DOD, current US$ | +55.0% |
| 1975 | 143.45 DOD, current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 301.23 DOD, current US$ | +110.0% |
| 1977 | 375.61 DOD, current US$ | +24.7% |
| 1978 | 476.56 DOD, current US$ | +26.9% |
| 1979 | 485.88 DOD, current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 553.08 DOD, current US$ | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 617.35 DOD, current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 707.17 DOD, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 772.3 DOD, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 776.76 DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 832.25 DOD, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 972.63 DOD, current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 1,100 DOD, current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 1,084 DOD, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1,015 DOD, current US$ | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 1,059 DOD, current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1,076 DOD, current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 998.67 DOD, current US$ | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 1,003 DOD, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,014 DOD, current US$ | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,045 DOD, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,042 DOD, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,028 DOD, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 958.1 DOD, current US$ | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 991.38 DOD, current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 904.51 DOD, current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 844.54 DOD, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 813.84 DOD, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 818.49 DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 788.79 DOD, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 761.95 DOD, current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 521.59 DOD, current US$ | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 535.22 DOD, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 607.11 DOD, current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 634.84 DOD, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 738.84 DOD, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 764.87 DOD, current US$ | +3.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 764.87 DOD, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424.06 DOD, current US$, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 764.87 DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 246.53 DOD, current US$, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +110.0% | 143.45 DOD, current US$ | 301.23 DOD, current US$ |
| 1973 | +82.6% | 46.53 DOD, current US$ | 84.94 DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 207.92 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 485.88 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 843.09 DOD, current US$ | 553.08 DOD, current US$ | 1,100 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,022 DOD, current US$ | 958.1 DOD, current US$ | 1,076 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 723.09 DOD, current US$ | 521.59 DOD, current US$ | 904.51 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 751.85 DOD, current US$ | 738.84 DOD, current US$ | 764.87 DOD, current US$ | 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 outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Mauritania?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita in Mauritania was 764.87 DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,100 DOD, current US$ in 1987.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.