Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 89.32 TDS, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.21 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 76th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.21 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 9.43 TDS, current US$ per person | +182.1% |
| 1973 | 10.67 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 11.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 33.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +188.5% |
| 1976 | 58.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +78.2% |
| 1977 | 30.25 TDS, current US$ per person | -48.6% |
| 1978 | 18.79 TDS, current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 1979 | 46.87 TDS, current US$ per person | +149.5% |
| 1980 | 32.23 TDS, current US$ per person | -31.2% |
| 1981 | 50.43 TDS, current US$ per person | +56.5% |
| 1982 | 36.48 TDS, current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1983 | 33.58 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 40.32 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 59.98 TDS, current US$ per person | +48.8% |
| 1986 | 56.7 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 66.42 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 71.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 54.3 TDS, current US$ per person | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 74.65 TDS, current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 1991 | 48.66 TDS, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 1992 | 41.57 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 58.99 TDS, current US$ per person | +41.9% |
| 1994 | 46.91 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 50.55 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 49.36 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 47.09 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 44.45 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 41.67 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 31.93 TDS, current US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 27.66 TDS, current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 19.73 TDS, current US$ per person | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 19.64 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.68 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.33 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 30.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 39.23 TDS, current US$ per person | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 19.9 TDS, current US$ per person | -49.3% |
| 2009 | 23.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 33.61 TDS, current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 36 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 41.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 45.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 63.13 TDS, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 61.1 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 63.6 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 76.27 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 89.32 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 85.38 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 63.96 TDS, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 86.15 TDS, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 70.35 TDS, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 78.18 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.59 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.21 TDS, current US$ per person | 58.85 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2 TDS, current US$ per person | 32.23 TDS, current US$ per person | 71.53 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.39 TDS, current US$ per person | 41.57 TDS, current US$ per person | 74.65 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.45 TDS, current US$ per person | 19.64 TDS, current US$ per person | 39.23 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6 TDS, current US$ per person | 33.61 TDS, current US$ per person | 89.32 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7 TDS, current US$ per person | 63.96 TDS, current US$ per person | 86.15 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 73 Guatemala 106.32 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 74 Kenya 100.47 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 85.08 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 77 Vanuatu 79.83 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 78 Ghana 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 79 Benin 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person 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, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.32 TDS, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 76th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.