Foreign liabilities in Mauritania

Mauritania: Foreign liabilities was 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
122nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
12.05 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2013
All-time low
6.14 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2007
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Mauritania, 1995–2020

02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B1995200720201995: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$1996: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$1997: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$1998: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$1999: 7.7B real chained 2019 US$2000: 7.6B real chained 2019 US$2001: 7.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 7.4B real chained 2019 US$2003: 7.6B real chained 2019 US$2004: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$2005: 7.6B real chained 2019 US$2006: 6.2B real chained 2019 US$2007: 6.1B real chained 2019 US$2008: 7.0B real chained 2019 US$2009: 7.3B real chained 2019 US$2010: 7.0B real chained 2019 US$2011: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$2012: 10.0B real chained 2019 US$2013: 12.1B real chained 2019 US$2014: 12.0B real chained 2019 US$2015: 11.7B real chained 2019 US$2016: 11.4B real chained 2019 US$2017: 11.8B real chained 2019 US$2018: 12.0B real chained 2019 US$2019: 11.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 12.0B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Mauritania stood at 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Mauritania peaked at 12.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.14 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2007.

That places Mauritania 122nd out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 7.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ 6.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 10.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ 12.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 119 Mali 13.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 120 Chad 13.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 121 Kyrgyzstan 12.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 123 Benin 11.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 124 Namibia 11.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 125 Moldova 10.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Mauritania?
Foreign liabilities in Mauritania was 11.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 12.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2013.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2007.
How does Mauritania rank for foreign liabilities?
Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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