Mauritania External Debt 1970-2024
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. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Mauritania external debt for 2022 was $4,603,898,856, a 4.35% decline from 2021.
- Mauritania external debt for 2021 was $4,813,193,149, a 15.8% decline from 2020.
- Mauritania external debt for 2020 was $5,716,645,373, a 6.44% increase from 2019.
- Mauritania external debt for 2019 was $5,370,976,554, a 2.82% increase from 2018.
| Mauritania External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$4,603,898,856 |
-4.35% |
| 2021 |
$4,813,193,149 |
-15.80% |
| 2020 |
$5,716,645,373 |
6.44% |
| 2019 |
$5,370,976,554 |
2.82% |
| 2018 |
$5,223,782,895 |
-0.33% |
| 2017 |
$5,241,041,041 |
3.17% |
| 2016 |
$5,080,228,848 |
1.74% |
| 2015 |
$4,993,494,071 |
10.19% |
| 2014 |
$4,531,578,245 |
0.20% |
| 2013 |
$4,522,468,782 |
5.73% |
| 2012 |
$4,277,397,892 |
14.28% |
| 2011 |
$3,742,969,897 |
5.24% |
| 2010 |
$3,556,481,608 |
13.19% |
| 2009 |
$3,141,949,630 |
10.23% |
| 2008 |
$2,850,445,607 |
10.97% |
| 2007 |
$2,568,568,273 |
64.64% |
| 2006 |
$1,560,130,846 |
-31.62% |
| 2005 |
$2,281,454,209 |
-0.79% |
| 2004 |
$2,299,558,089 |
-0.82% |
| 2003 |
$2,318,671,111 |
3.63% |
| 2002 |
$2,237,558,425 |
-0.60% |
| 2001 |
$2,251,014,240 |
-3.99% |
| 2000 |
$2,344,637,632 |
-6.21% |
| 1999 |
$2,499,843,795 |
4.64% |
| 1998 |
$2,389,022,770 |
-4.03% |
| 1997 |
$2,489,391,257 |
1.55% |
| 1996 |
$2,451,411,243 |
2.55% |
| 1995 |
$2,390,562,998 |
5.98% |
| 1994 |
$2,255,603,798 |
3.95% |
| 1993 |
$2,169,793,892 |
3.28% |
| 1992 |
$2,100,811,552 |
-4.57% |
| 1991 |
$2,201,330,413 |
4.36% |
| 1990 |
$2,109,426,966 |
7.20% |
| 1989 |
$1,967,825,050 |
-3.86% |
| 1988 |
$2,046,882,263 |
1.13% |
| 1987 |
$2,023,942,395 |
16.18% |
| 1986 |
$1,742,102,912 |
20.10% |
| 1985 |
$1,450,506,270 |
10.13% |
| 1984 |
$1,317,129,630 |
3.44% |
| 1983 |
$1,273,374,707 |
12.38% |
| 1982 |
$1,133,096,261 |
17.93% |
| 1981 |
$960,830,669 |
14.88% |
| 1980 |
$836,345,498 |
17.03% |
| 1979 |
$714,672,348 |
4.75% |
| 1978 |
$682,289,435 |
30.65% |
| 1977 |
$522,227,584 |
28.41% |
| 1976 |
$406,677,121 |
116.06% |
| 1975 |
$188,223,059 |
12.19% |
| 1974 |
$167,769,703 |
59.62% |
| 1973 |
$105,104,202 |
88.02% |
| 1972 |
$55,901,715 |
43.64% |
| 1971 |
$38,917,392 |
47.89% |
| 1970 |
$26,315,140 |
47.89% |
