Mauritania vs Niger: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Mauritania
4.46 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Niger
5.31 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Mauritania rank
85th
Niger rank
82nd

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 5.31 billion DOD, current US$ against 4.46 billion DOD, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 848.94 million DOD, current US$.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 85th and Niger ranks 82nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 290.81 million DOD, current US$ 194.96 million DOD, current US$ 95.85 million DOD, current US$ Mauritania
1980s 1.48 billion DOD, current US$ 1.23 billion DOD, current US$ 240.33 million DOD, current US$ Mauritania
1990s 2.31 billion DOD, current US$ 1.61 billion DOD, current US$ 695.61 million DOD, current US$ Mauritania
2000s 2.39 billion DOD, current US$ 1.53 billion DOD, current US$ 851.63 million DOD, current US$ Mauritania
2010s 4.66 billion DOD, current US$ 2.41 billion DOD, current US$ 2.25 billion DOD, current US$ Mauritania
2020s 4.82 billion DOD, current US$ 5.17 billion DOD, current US$ 357.83 million DOD, current US$ Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 5.31 billion DOD, current US$ against 4.46 billion DOD, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Mauritania and Niger?
848.94 million DOD, current US$, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
Mauritania ranks 85th and Niger ranks 82nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.