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