How does Mauritania rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Mauritania ranks 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 18.8%

World rank

77th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.2537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1971–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1971–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania is 0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.2537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Mauritania 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1971 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1971	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1972	0.0003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2978.7%
1973	0.0004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.7%
1974	0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-59.3%
1975	0.0003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+93.9%
1976	0.0003 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1977	0.052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18362.6%
1978	0.0665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
1979	0.0539 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
1980	0.0621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
1981	0.0885 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.6%
1982	0.0832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1983	0.0912 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1984	0.1168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
1985	0.1033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1986	0.0949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1987	0.0929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1988	0.1249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
1989	0.1123 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1990	0.1569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.6%
1991	0.1459 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1992	0.0943 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.4%
1993	0.0936 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1994	0.0755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1995	0.0797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1996	0.0834 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1997	0.1455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.5%
1998	0.1133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
1999	0.1392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
2000	0.14 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2001	0.1389 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2002	0.122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2003	0.0857 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.8%
2004	0.0687 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
2005	0.0573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2006	0.0586 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2007	0.2537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+332.8%
2008	0.2207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2009	0.2206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2010	0.1929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2011	0.1477 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
2012	0.1552 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2013	0.1452 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2014	0.155 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2015	0.1756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2016	0.1615 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2017	0.1526 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2018	0.1408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2019	0.1372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2020	0.1302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2021	0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-85.0%
2022	0.0216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2023	0.0242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2024	0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0193 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	9
1980s	0.097 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1127 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0755 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1564 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.043 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1302 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

74 Sierra Leone 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
75 Afghanistan 0.0249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
76 Maldives 0.0226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
78 Solomon Islands 0.0184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
79 Cameroon 0.0178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
80 Yemen 0.0168 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.2537 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Mauritania rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, 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.