Malawi vs Mauritania: Short-term debt
Malawi
4.9%
in 2024
Mauritania
5.0%
in 2024
Malawi rank
85th
Mauritania rank
84th
Short-term debt over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 85th and Mauritania ranks 84th of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 29.8% | 10.2% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 30.1% | 5.9% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 47.8% | 39.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 47.3% | 44.7% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 11.6% | 4.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Malawi or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for short-term debt?
- Malawi ranks 85th and Mauritania ranks 84th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.