Mauritania - External Debt 2021
$4.8B
−$899.2M from 2020
Mauritania's external debt was $4.8B in 2021, decreased +$899.2M from $5.7B in 2020. This was the 38th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonga | $223.6M | 14.9% |
| 2nd | Timor-Leste | $278.6M | 20.2% |
| 3rd | São Tomé and Principe | $327.5M | 4.7% |
| 4th | Comoros | $351.5M | 15.3% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | $448.6M | 39.1% |
| 6th | Vanuatu | $476.7M | 8.4% |
| 7th | Samoa | $505.6M | 5.9% |
| 8th | Dominica | $510.0M | 6.0% |
| 9th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $571.4M | 26.5% |
| 10th | Eritrea | $772.1M | -3.3% |
| 11th | St. Lucia | $892.7M | 21.7% |
| 12th | Grenada | $898.7M | 7.7% |
| 13th | Burundi | $976.0M | 46.7% |
| 14th | Central African Republic | $1.1B | 22.4% |
| 15th | Gambia, The | $1.1B | 15.4% |
| 16th | Eswatini | $1.2B | 23.1% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | $1.3B | 12.6% |
| 18th | Belize | $1.5B | -5.0% |
| 19th | Lesotho | $1.8B | 5.5% |
| 20th | Liberia | $1.8B | 26.6% |
| 21st | Guyana | $1.9B | 25.4% |
| 22nd | Botswana | $2.0B | 24.6% |
| 23rd | Cabo Verde | $2.5B | 1.1% |
| 24th | Fiji | $2.5B | 22.0% |
| 25th | Sierra Leone | $2.5B | 15.3% |
| 26th | Haiti | $3.0B | 13.4% |
| 27th | Malawi | $3.2B | 7.9% |
| 28th | Djibouti | $3.2B | 10.6% |
| 29th | Bhutan | $3.3B | 1.0% |
| 30th | Kosovo | $3.3B | 8.3% |
| 31st | Togo | $3.5B | 38.0% |
| 32nd | Afghanistan | $3.6B | 17.0% |
| 33rd | Chad | $3.6B | 2.8% |
| 34th | Maldives | $4.1B | 12.0% |
| 35th | Suriname | $4.1B | 6.5% |
| 36th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $4.1B | -9.8% |
| 37th | Guinea | $4.6B | 12.7% |
| 38th | Mauritania | $4.8B | -15.8% |
| 39th | Niger | $5.0B | 9.2% |
| 40th | Turkmenistan | $5.0B | -13.6% |
| 41st | Syrian Arab Republic | $5.0B | 5.6% |
| 42nd | Madagascar | $5.3B | 10.4% |
| 43rd | Mali | $6.4B | 9.7% |
| 44th | Tajikistan | $6.6B | -4.5% |
| 45th | Algeria | $7.4B | 42.5% |
| 46th | Yemen, Republic of | $7.6B | 6.8% |
| 47th | Gabon | $7.8B | 1.3% |
| 48th | Congo, Republic of | $8.2B | -0.9% |
| 49th | Nepal | $8.8B | 11.6% |
| 50th | Kyrgyz Republic | $9.1B | 4.4% |
| 51st | Moldova | $9.1B | 14.1% |
| 52nd | Rwanda | $9.3B | 13.7% |
| 53rd | Montenegro | $9.6B | -8.4% |
| 54th | Burkina Faso | $10.3B | 5.8% |
| 55th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $10.3B | 90.5% |
| 56th | Benin | $10.4B | 22.6% |
| 57th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $10.5B | 23.7% |
| 58th | North Macedonia | $10.9B | 6.8% |
| 59th | Albania | $11.1B | 5.5% |
| 60th | Honduras | $12.5B | 12.9% |
| 61st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $13.7B | -1.7% |
| 62nd | Myanmar | $13.8B | 2.6% |
| 63rd | Armenia | $14.0B | 7.5% |
| 64th | Zimbabwe | $14.1B | 8.3% |
| 65th | Mauritius | $14.7B | 18.5% |
| 66th | Nicaragua | $14.8B | 7.1% |
| 67th | Cameroon | $15.4B | 4.4% |
| 68th | Azerbaijan | $15.6B | -4.9% |
| 69th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $16.0B | 3.9% |
| 70th | Jamaica | $16.0B | 10.7% |
| 71st | Lao PDR | $18.7B | -8.4% |
| 72nd | Papua New Guinea | $19.7B | 9.2% |
| 73rd | Cambodia | $20.1B | 14.0% |
| 74th | El Salvador | $20.3B | 10.0% |
| 75th | Uganda | $20.7B | 16.8% |
| 76th | Georgia | $22.0B | 9.5% |
| 77th | Paraguay | $22.7B | 7.3% |
| 78th | Sudan | $23.0B | -3.5% |
| 79th | Iraq | $25.4B | -3.7% |
| 80th | Guatemala | $26.3B | 8.0% |
| 81st | Zambia | $26.9B | -8.8% |
| 82nd | Tanzania | $28.8B | 11.8% |
| 83rd | Côte d'Ivoire | $29.8B | 18.6% |
| 84th | Senegal | $30.7B | 17.9% |
| 85th | Mongolia | $35.0B | 7.1% |
| 86th | Kenya | $41.2B | 8.4% |
| 87th | Belarus | $41.7B | -0.3% |
| 88th | Jordan | $41.8B | 9.8% |
| 89th | Serbia | $42.0B | 7.9% |
| 90th | Tunisia | $43.0B | 2.5% |
| 91st | Dominican Republic | $43.9B | 8.2% |
| 92nd | Uzbekistan | $44.9B | 20.8% |
| 93rd | Bulgaria | $44.9B | -4.1% |
| 94th | Ghana | $46.6B | 15.6% |
| 95th | Ecuador | $58.1B | 3.0% |
| 96th | Sri Lanka | $58.7B | 3.3% |
| 97th | Mozambique | $64.4B | 6.9% |
| 98th | Morocco | $65.7B | -0.5% |
| 99th | Angola | $66.0B | 0.9% |
| 100th | Lebanon | $66.9B | -2.9% |
| 101st | Peru | $89.0B | 18.9% |
| 102nd | Bangladesh | $91.5B | 24.4% |
| 103rd | Nigeria | $96.3B | 9.9% |
| 104th | Philippines | $106.6B | 8.3% |
| 105th | Pakistan | $130.8B | 10.9% |
| 106th | Ukraine | $136.9B | 2.6% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | $139.9B | 8.0% |
| 108th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $146.0B | 10.2% |
| 109th | South Africa | $169.4B | -3.4% |
| 110th | Colombia | $172.2B | 10.5% |
| 111th | Kazakhstan | $173.4B | 0.3% |
| 112th | Thailand | $196.7B | 5.2% |
| 113th | Argentina | $246.1B | -3.7% |
| 114th | Indonesia | $417.8B | 0.2% |
| 115th | Türkiye | $434.9B | 1.3% |
| 116th | Russian Federation | $472.2B | 2.4% |
| 117th | Brazil | $571.2B | 4.0% |
| 118th | Mexico | $601.5B | -2.5% |
| 119th | India | $612.0B | 8.3% |
| 120th | China | $2.72T | 17.1% |
FAQ
What was Mauritania's external debt in 2021?▾
Mauritania's external debt in 2021 was $4.8B. This ranked 38th globally.
How did Mauritania's external debt change in 2021?▾
Mauritania's external debt decreased by 15.8% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest external debt in 2021?▾
China had the highest external debt in 2021 at $2.72T.
What is the external debt of Mauritania in 2021?▾
The external debt of Mauritania in 2021 was $4.8B. This ranked 38th globally.
What was Mauritania's external debt in billion in 2021?▾
Mauritania's external debt in 2021 was approximately 4.79 billion ($4.8B).
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Mauritania's external debt?▾
Mauritania's external debt went from $5.7B in 2020 to $4.8B in 2021, a 15.8% decrease.
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