External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Mauritius
Mauritius: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term in Mauritius, 1977–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term in Mauritius is 12.42 billion DOD, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Mauritius peaked at 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1978.
Mauritius ranks 22nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 99,615 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 165,317 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 44,619 DOD, current US$ | -73.0% |
| 1982 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 16,191 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 102,683 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 32,110 DOD, current US$ | -68.7% |
| 1990 | 2.29 million DOD, current US$ | +7041.3% |
| 1991 | 4.34 million DOD, current US$ | +89.3% |
| 1992 | 2.23 million DOD, current US$ | -48.6% |
| 1993 | 2.21 million DOD, current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.78 million DOD, current US$ | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 841,078 DOD, current US$ | -52.9% |
| 1996 | 57,947 DOD, current US$ | -93.1% |
| 1997 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1999 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2003 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 1.30 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 1.72 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 2.92 billion DOD, current US$ | +69.7% |
| 2013 | 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.34 billion DOD, current US$ | +84.1% |
| 2015 | 4.75 billion DOD, current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 4.63 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.24 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 4.86 billion DOD, current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 6.27 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 7.41 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 8.34 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 9.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 11.16 billion DOD, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion DOD, current US$, 5.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 364.71 million DOD, current US$, 34.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +7041.3% | 32,110 DOD, current US$ | 2.29 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,205 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 99,615 DOD, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 36,092 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 165,317 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 4.34 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 130.22 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 1.30 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.49 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 billion DOD, current US$ | 6.27 billion DOD, current US$ | 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 19 Jordan 18.94 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 20 Tunisia 17.30 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 21 Bangladesh 14.06 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 23 Belarus 12.22 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 24 Pakistan 10.45 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 25 Morocco 10.14 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Mauritius
- Net financial flows, IBRD -18.76 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -6.69 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -4,173 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0425 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -115.17 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 319.23 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.22 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 9.72 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Mauritius?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Mauritius was 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1978.
- How does Mauritius rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Mauritius ranks 22nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.