Mauritania - Government Debt to GDP 2025

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
41.20% −1.63% from 2024 Global rank: 125th

Mauritania's government debt to gdp was 41.20% in 2025, decreased +1.63% from 42.82% in 2024. This was the 125th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025
Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 229.57% -2.8%
2nd Sudan 221.46% -15.3%
3rd Singapore 175.61% 1.2%
4th Greece 146.69% -5.2%
5th Bahrain 142.49% 6.8%
6th Italy 136.84% 1.1%
7th Maldives 131.82% -1.1%
8th United States 125.05% 2.2%
9th Senegal 122.95% -4.3%
10th France 116.51% 3.0%
11th Canada 113.94% 2.4%
12th Ukraine 108.64% 21.1%
13th Belgium 107.50% 2.7%
14th Cabo Verde 106.02% -4.7%
15th Bhutan 105.61% -4.4%
16th United Kingdom 103.36% 2.1%
17th Spain 100.40% -1.2%
18th Barbados 99.78% -4.8%
19th Mozambique 97.22% 4.3%
20th China 96.26% 9.0%
21st Dominica 95.68% -4.2%
22nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 93.99% 1.4%
23rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.71% -4.3%
24th Congo, Republic of 93.15% -5.0%
25th Brazil 91.42% 4.7%
26th Portugal 90.95% -4.2%
27th Lao PDR 90.68% -9.8%
28th Jordan 89.70% -0.6%
29th Suriname 89.08% 2.0%
30th Mauritius 88.13% 0.2%
31st El Salvador 87.62% 0.1%
32nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 86.97% -4.4%
33rd Finland 86.78% 5.6%
34th Austria 82.03% 1.5%
35th India 81.36% -0.3%
36th Tunisia 80.62% -3.3%
37th Malawi 80.42% -8.2%
38th Argentina 78.84% -6.9%
39th South Africa 77.34% 1.8%
40th St. Lucia 77.05% 0.6%
41st Fiji 76.62% -3.2%
42nd Gabon 76.22% 4.8%
43rd Guinea-Bissau 76.18% -7.3%
44th Hungary 74.76% 1.8%
45th Gambia, The 74.43% -6.9%
46th Bahamas, The 74.07% 0.3%
47th Rwanda 73.20% 8.9%
48th Togo 71.85% -0.3%
49th Pakistan 71.55% 1.7%
50th Yemen, Republic of 71.36% 0.6%
51st Malaysia 70.44% 0.5%
52nd Israel 69.24% 2.4%
53rd Kenya 68.02% 1.0%
54th Grenada 67.72% -6.8%
55th Morocco 67.21% -0.8%
56th Aruba 67.13% -4.3%
57th Uruguay 66.61% -3.0%
58th Slovenia 66.56% 0.0%
59th South Sudan 65.96% 30.1%
60th Antigua and Barbuda 65.68% -2.8%
61st Trinidad and Tobago 65.34% 1.2%
62nd Thailand 64.94% 2.7%
63rd Belize 64.72% -1.1%
64th Germany 64.42% 1.5%
65th Namibia 63.57% -6.1%
66th Myanmar 63.52% 7.0%
67th Palau 63.07% -4.8%
68th San Marino 62.72% -1.9%
69th Angola 62.37% 4.1%
70th St. Kitts and Nevis 61.90% 15.0%
71st Romania 61.21% 6.6%
72nd Montenegro 60.79% 0.1%
73rd Poland 60.02% 8.6%
74th Dominican Republic 59.96% 2.0%
75th Costa Rica 59.66% -0.2%
76th Panama 59.60% 3.9%
77th Slovak Republic 59.58% 4.1%
78th Jamaica 59.23% -5.1%
79th Ghana 59.08% -16.0%
80th Colombia 58.87% -3.9%
81st Mexico 58.86% 0.9%
82nd Philippines 58.17% 2.7%
83rd Cyprus 57.71% -11.3%
84th Central African Republic 57.14% -5.8%
85th Lesotho 57.05% 0.4%
86th Croatia 57.00% -1.0%
87th Seychelles 56.71% -1.6%
88th Liberia 55.69% -2.6%
89th Côte d'Ivoire 55.60% -6.2%
90th Albania 54.12% -3.4%
91st Algeria 54.05% 12.4%
92nd Armenia 53.44% 7.0%
93rd Korea 53.37% 7.1%
94th New Zealand 53.24% 6.0%
95th Burkina Faso 53.18% -7.1%
96th Iraq 53.11% 14.3%
97th North Macedonia 52.86% -3.6%
98th Uganda 52.35% 1.7%
99th São Tomé and Principe 51.38% -20.7%
100th Australia 51.04% 0.6%
101st Benin 50.74% -5.0%
102nd Papua New Guinea 50.36% -3.3%
103rd Madagascar 49.75% -1.2%
104th Tanzania 49.59% -0.6%
105th Nepal 49.29% 2.0%
106th Mali 48.87% -5.5%
107th Vanuatu 48.57% 7.1%
108th Iceland 47.42% -20.2%
109th Latvia 47.13% 0.8%
110th Malta 46.89% 1.5%
111th Mongolia 46.57% 5.7%
112th Honduras 45.09% -4.2%
113th Zimbabwe 45.00% -38.4%
114th Netherlands 44.04% 0.6%
115th Czechia 44.00% 1.5%
116th Serbia 43.90% -1.3%
117th Eswatini 42.84% 9.3%
118th Chile 42.74% 2.6%
119th Norway 42.72% 0.0%
120th Niger 42.23% -10.6%
121st Guinea 42.20% -13.6%
122nd Lithuania 41.79% 9.3%
123rd Paraguay 41.71% -6.8%
124th Sierra Leone 41.23% -1.2%
125th Mauritania 41.20% -3.8%
126th Indonesia 40.83% 1.6%
127th Qatar 40.62% -1.4%
128th Bangladesh 40.27% -1.7%
129th Burundi 40.25% -22.6%
130th Nicaragua 39.28% 0.3%
131st Botswana 38.80% 29.9%
132nd Cameroon 37.92% -11.5%
133rd Kyrgyz Republic 37.81% 0.8%
134th Moldova 37.80% -2.5%
135th Switzerland 36.88% -1.7%
136th Equatorial Guinea 36.60% 0.5%
137th Nigeria 36.38% -7.5%
138th Belarus 35.78% -10.3%
139th Iran, Islamic Republic of 35.58% 4.7%
140th Oman 35.05% -1.3%
141st Georgia 34.23% -5.2%
142nd Sweden 34.16% 3.6%
143rd United Arab Emirates 33.95% -2.8%
144th Ireland 33.00% -14.9%
145th Peru 32.13% -0.1%
146th Viet Nam 32.05% 2.5%
147th Andorra 31.73% -4.5%
148th Tonga 31.64% -14.4%
149th Chad 31.53% -3.5%
150th Uzbekistan 31.06% -4.9%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.65% 3.8%
152nd Djibouti 30.49% -7.2%
153rd Comoros 30.25% -5.9%
154th Denmark 29.63% -5.8%
155th Saudi Arabia 29.21% 11.7%
156th Guyana 29.00% 19.3%
157th Bulgaria 28.42% 18.0%
158th Cambodia 27.84% 7.5%
159th Luxembourg 27.12% 3.2%
160th Guatemala 26.98% 2.5%
161st Kazakhstan 24.81% 1.8%
162nd Estonia 24.41% 4.3%
163rd Türkiye 24.29% 1.1%
164th Solomon Islands 23.74% 7.5%
165th Russian Federation 23.05% 13.8%
166th Azerbaijan 22.39% 3.3%
167th Tajikistan 21.97% -11.9%
168th Samoa 20.90% -16.9%
169th Congo, Democratic Republic of 19.07% -15.4%
170th Puerto Rico (US) 17.96% 6.5%
171st Nauru 14.97% -13.9%
172nd Timor-Leste 13.92% 4.5%
173rd Haiti 11.81% -23.8%
174th Hong Kong SAR, China 11.66% 26.1%
175th Marshall Islands 10.60% -19.8%
176th Micronesia, Federated States of 9.26% -15.2%
177th Kiribati 8.72% -12.1%
178th Kuwait 7.29% 149.3%
179th Turkmenistan 3.86% -6.3%
180th Tuvalu 3.64% -47.7%
181st Brunei Darussalam 2.33% 1.9%
182nd Liechtenstein 0.50% 3.1%

FAQ

What was Mauritania's government debt to gdp in 2025?

Mauritania's government debt to gdp in 2025 was 41.20%. This ranked 125th globally.

How did Mauritania's government debt to gdp change in 2025?

Mauritania's government debt to gdp decreased by 3.8% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2025?

Japan had the highest government debt to gdp in 2025 at 229.57%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Mauritania in 2025?

The government debt to gdp of Mauritania in 2025 was 41.20%. This ranked 125th globally.

How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Mauritania's government debt to gdp?

Mauritania's government debt to gdp went from 42.82% in 2024 to 41.20% in 2025, a 3.8% decrease.