Mauritania vs Uganda: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.0% against 4.6% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 86th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 14.0% | 12.1% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 36.8% | 10.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 9.5% | 37.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 17.5% | 5.9% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Mauritania or Uganda?
- Mauritania, at 5.0% against 4.6% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for short-term debt?
- Mauritania ranks 84th and Uganda ranks 86th 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.