Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 55.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Mauritius, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2025, short-term debt in Mauritius stood at 55.3%. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Mauritius peaked at 55.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Mauritius 2nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.1% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -68.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +6205.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +78.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -45.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -63.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -93.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 17.8% | — |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +56.2% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +78.8% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 55.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 4.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 55.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 10.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 | +6205.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 17.5% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 47.2% | 55.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 short-term debt in Mauritius?
- Short-term debt in Mauritius was 55.3% in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for short-term debt?
- Mauritius ranks 2nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.