World Bank · Economy
Mauritania: External debt stocks, total
4.46Bcurrent USD · 2024-1.6% since 2014
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Mauritania from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,459,916,731.6 | |
| 2023 | 4,588,008,473.3 | |
| 2022 | 4,559,340,624.4 | |
| 2021 | 4,785,800,456.2 | |
| 2020 | 5,685,048,948.8 | |
| 2019 | 5,381,274,690.4 | |
| 2018 | 5,223,782,895.1 | |
| 2017 | 5,241,041,040.5 | |
| 2016 | 5,080,228,847.5 | |
| 2015 | 4,993,494,071.2 | |
| 2014 | 4,531,578,245.3 | |
| 2013 | 4,522,468,781.5 | |
| 2012 | 4,277,397,892.3 | |
| 2011 | 3,742,969,896.7 | |
| 2010 | 3,556,481,608.2 | |
| 2009 | 3,141,949,629.8 | |
| 2008 | 2,850,445,607.1 | |
| 2007 | 2,568,568,273.1 | |
| 2006 | 1,560,130,846.4 | |
| 2005 | 2,281,454,208.9 | |
| 2004 | 2,299,558,089.2 | |
| 2003 | 2,318,671,111.4 | |
| 2002 | 2,237,558,424.9 | |
| 2001 | 2,251,014,239.7 | |
| 2000 | 2,344,637,631.9 | |
| 1999 | 2,499,843,794.9 | |
| 1998 | 2,389,022,769.9 | |
| 1997 | 2,489,391,257.3 | |
| 1996 | 2,451,411,242.9 | |
| 1995 | 2,390,562,998.4 | |
| 1994 | 2,255,603,797.7 | |
| 1993 | 2,169,793,892.4 | |
| 1992 | 2,100,811,551.6 | |
| 1991 | 2,201,330,412.6 | |
| 1990 | 2,109,426,965.7 | |
| 1989 | 1,967,825,049.7 | |
| 1988 | 2,046,882,263.2 | |
| 1987 | 2,023,942,394.7 | |
| 1986 | 1,742,102,911.7 | |
| 1985 | 1,450,506,269.9 | |
| 1984 | 1,317,129,629.7 | |
| 1983 | 1,273,374,706.9 | |
| 1982 | 1,133,096,261 | |
| 1981 | 960,830,668.9 | |
| 1980 | 836,345,498 | |
| 1979 | 714,672,347.7 | |
| 1978 | 682,289,435.3 | |
| 1977 | 522,227,584 | |
| 1976 | 406,677,120.6 | |
| 1975 | 188,223,059.3 | |
| 1974 | 167,769,703.3 | |
| 1973 | 105,104,201.8 | |
| 1972 | 55,901,714.8 | |
| 1971 | 38,917,392 | |
| 1970 | 26,315,139.8 |
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