Foreign debt rose 2.76% to USD 5,370 bil in Mauritania in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 5,370 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 26.3 bil in 1970. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, foreign debt in Algeria amounted to USD 5,492 bil, USD 5,192 bil in Mali, USD 54,968 bil in Morocco and USD 13,581 bil in Senegal in 2019.
Mauritania has been ranked 77th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 4,671 | 5,463 | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 12,598 | 10,248 | 12,768 | 10,621 | 9,157 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | 579 | 561 | 695 | 723 | 802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 2,042 | 2,223 | 2,394 | 2,595 | 3,005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | USD bil | 3,747 | 3,848 | 4,326 | 4,604 | 5,009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 4,993 | 5,080 | 5,241 | 5,226 | 5,370 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 44,376 | 47,586 | 50,982 | 50,370 | 54,993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 2,229 | 2,525 | 3,050 | 3,191 | 3,598 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 10,479 | 11,466 | 14,246 | 18,982 | 19,243 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tunisia | USD bil | 27,487 | 28,827 | 33,501 | 35,033 | 39,381 |
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