Egypt vs Mauritania: Interest on external debt

Egypt
4.89 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mauritania
8.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
Egypt rank
24th
Mauritania rank
21st

Interest on external debt over time

  • Egypt
  • Mauritania
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B198419972011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 8.40 billion current LCU against 4.89 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 3.51 billion current LCU.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Egypt ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 50 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 276.62 million current LCU 2.14 billion current LCU 1.86 billion current LCU Mauritania
1990s 3.10 billion current LCU 3.46 billion current LCU 358.40 million current LCU Mauritania
2000s 2.73 billion current LCU 5.96 billion current LCU 3.23 billion current LCU Mauritania
2010s 3.87 billion current LCU 7.95 billion current LCU 4.09 billion current LCU Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher interest on external debt, Egypt or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 8.40 billion current LCU against 4.89 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in interest on external debt between Egypt and Mauritania?
3.51 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for interest on external debt?
Egypt ranks 24th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest on external debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,343 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.