Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Mauritania peaked at 0.0999 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.
That places Mauritania 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0278 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +154.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0229 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0563 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +145.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0999 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0513 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0325 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0692 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +113.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0284 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0487 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0345 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0389 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0626 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0731 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0787 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0552 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 1990 | 0.078 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0344 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0638 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0491 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0488 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0477 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0463 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0444 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0368 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0245 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0266 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0199 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0221 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0361 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0381 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0446 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0448 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0329 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0425 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0341 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0336 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0408 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0999 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0527 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0787 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0493 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.078 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0334 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0485 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0355 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0425 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0357 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Colombia 0.0354 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Jordan 0.0354 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 0.0342 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Nicaragua 0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Lesotho 0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Mauritania?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Mauritania was 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0999 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- How does Mauritania rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Mauritania ranks 35th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.