Interest on external debt in Mauritania
Mauritania: Interest on external debt was 8.40 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
8.40 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
21st
of 50 countries
All-time high
8.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
1.55 billion current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2011
Interest on external debt in Mauritania, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, interest on external debt in Mauritania stood at 8.40 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Mauritania peaked at 8.40 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.55 billion current LCU, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Interest on external debt in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.55 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 2.28 billion current LCU | +46.7% |
| 1987 | 2.05 billion current LCU | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 2.17 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.65 billion current LCU | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 2.13 billion current LCU | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 2.40 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 3.14 billion current LCU | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 4.67 billion current LCU | +48.5% |
| 1994 | 2.36 billion current LCU | -49.5% |
| 1995 | 3.19 billion current LCU | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 3.64 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 3.84 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.39 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 4.78 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.67 billion current LCU | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 5.46 billion current LCU | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.95 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 6.65 billion current LCU | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 7.25 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 8.30 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 5.06 billion current LCU | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 4.38 billion current LCU | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 5.80 billion current LCU | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 5.11 billion current LCU | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 7.50 billion current LCU | +46.8% |
| 2011 | 8.40 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 8.40 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.02 billion current LCU, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 8.40 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.00 billion current LCU, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.14 billion current LCU | 1.55 billion current LCU | 2.65 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.46 billion current LCU | 2.13 billion current LCU | 4.78 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.96 billion current LCU | 4.38 billion current LCU | 8.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 billion current LCU | 7.50 billion current LCU | 8.40 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More science & technology data for Mauritania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 92.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 46.84 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest on external debt in Mauritania?
- Interest on external debt in Mauritania was 8.40 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.40 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 billion current LCU in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for interest on external debt?
- Mauritania ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.