Mauritania vs Saint Lucia: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Mauritania
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.0% against 4.5% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 84th and Saint Lucia ranks 87th of 119 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5% | 1.4% | 29.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 5.0% | 42.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 8.2% | 39.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritania or Saint Lucia?
- Mauritania, at 5.0% against 4.5% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritania and Saint Lucia?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saint Lucia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Saint Lucia rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritania ranks 84th and Saint Lucia ranks 87th 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.