Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 59.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 59.5% for multilateral debt service in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Mauritania peaked at 91.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 34th out of 123 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.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +962.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -78.4% |
| 1973 | 42.6% | +16293.9% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | -70.3% |
| 1975 | 25.1% | +98.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -96.7% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +138.5% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +212.6% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +171.4% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 26.4% | +129.1% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +69.7% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 56.9% | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | -28.7% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | +44.9% |
| 1989 | 54.8% | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 73.7% | +34.6% |
| 1991 | 68.2% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | -27.7% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | +52.1% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +40.3% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 59.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 59.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +16293.9% | 0.3% | 42.6% |
| 1971 | +962.8% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| 1978 | +212.6% | 2.0% | 6.2% |
| 1980 | +171.4% | 5.5% | 15.0% |
| 1977 | +138.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% |
| 1982 | +129.1% | 11.5% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 0.1% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 11.5% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 49.6% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 55.3% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 56.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 57.7% | 74.3% | 5 |
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 multilateral debt service in Mauritania?
- Multilateral debt service in Mauritania was 59.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for multilateral debt service?
- Mauritania ranks 34th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.