External debt, end year in Mauritania
Mauritania: External debt, end year was 1.30 billion current US$ in 1983. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Mauritania, 1972–1983
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.30 billion current US$ for external debt, end year in 1983. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 1,134.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Mauritania peaked at 1.30 billion current US$ in 1983 and was at its lowest, 56.00 million current US$, in 1972.
Mauritania ranks 25th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 355.88 million current US$ | 56.00 million current US$ | 717.00 million current US$ | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.07 billion current US$ | 844.00 million current US$ | 1.30 billion current US$ | 4 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 45.8% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.69 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.9465 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 48,929 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.59 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 24.06 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Mauritania?
- External debt, end year in Mauritania was 1.30 billion current US$ in 1983, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 billion current US$ in 1983.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.00 million current US$ in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for external debt, end year?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 1983.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,134.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.