Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.0% against 5.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 119 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 2.1% | 25.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 45.2% | 15.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 197.1% | 147.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 16.3% | 31.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 17.2% | 5.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.0% against 5.0% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritania ranks 84th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd 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.