External debt, end year in Mauritius
Mauritius: External debt, end year was 1.42 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Mauritius, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.42 billion current US$ for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Mauritius peaked at 1.42 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 424.45 million current US$, in 1985.
Mauritius ranks 23rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 584.21 million current US$ | 424.45 million current US$ | 703.95 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 967.08 million current US$ | 740.45 million current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 849.62 million current US$ | 719.28 million current US$ | 949.73 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 1.42 billion current US$ | 2 |
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- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Mauritius?
- External debt, end year in Mauritius was 1.42 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 424.45 million current US$ in 1985.
- How does Mauritius rank for external debt, end year?
- Mauritius ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.