External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Mauritania is 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1,259 DOD, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.93 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places Mauritania 80th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.93 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 34.33 DOD, current US$ per person | +43.5% |
| 1972 | 47.85 DOD, current US$ per person | +39.4% |
| 1973 | 87.31 DOD, current US$ per person | +82.5% |
| 1974 | 135.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +54.9% |
| 1975 | 147.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 309.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +109.8% |
| 1977 | 385.76 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 489.9 DOD, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 1979 | 498.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 567.38 DOD, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 633.43 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 725.8 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 792.51 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 796.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 852.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 994.44 DOD, current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 1,123 DOD, current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 1,103 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1,034 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1,081 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1,095 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,006 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 997.91 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,003 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,034 DOD, current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,040 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,032 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 965.4 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 983.53 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 897.15 DOD, current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 840.32 DOD, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 817.03 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 827.49 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 801.62 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 776.25 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 517.69 DOD, current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 830.43 DOD, current US$ per person | +60.4% |
| 2008 | 895.45 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 956.61 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1,049 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1,069 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,182 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 1,211 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,177 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,259 DOD, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,243 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,245 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,204 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,204 DOD, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,236 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,011 DOD, current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 935.13 DOD, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 913.5 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,062 DOD, current US$ per person, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 568.34 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +109.8% | 147.36 DOD, current US$ per person | 309.18 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +82.5% | 47.85 DOD, current US$ per person | 87.31 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +60.4% | 517.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 830.43 DOD, current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +54.9% | 87.31 DOD, current US$ per person | 135.28 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215.97 DOD, current US$ per person | 23.93 DOD, current US$ per person | 498.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 862.17 DOD, current US$ per person | 567.38 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,123 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,024 DOD, current US$ per person | 965.4 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,095 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 816 DOD, current US$ per person | 517.69 DOD, current US$ per person | 956.61 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,184 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,049 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,259 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 991.6 DOD, current US$ per person | 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 1,236 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 77 Botswana 919.42 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 78 Rwanda 915.39 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 79 Zimbabwe 865.9 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 81 Kenya 759.95 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 82 Lesotho 758.59 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 727.72 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Mauritania?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Mauritania was 862.75 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,259 DOD, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.93 DOD, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Mauritania rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 80th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.