Gross debt in Mauritania
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Mauritania in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 1.8 billion and 4.7 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 5 billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in Mauritania a debt of 1,007 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,798 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Mauritania total | Mauritania per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 2.05 bn USD | 823 USD | 14,079 USD |
2000 | 2.21 bn USD | 840 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 2.19 bn USD | 809 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 1.97 bn USD | 710 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 2.03 bn USD | 709 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 2.28 bn USD | 775 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 2.46 bn USD | 814 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 1.83 bn USD | 588 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 1.80 bn USD | 561 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 2.13 bn USD | 646 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 1.94 bn USD | 573 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 2.47 bn USD | 708 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 2.63 bn USD | 730 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 2.65 bn USD | 714 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 2.89 bn USD | 757 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 3.20 bn USD | 813 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 3.62 bn USD | 895 USD | 25,920 USD |
2016 | 3.62 bn USD | 869 USD | 26,262 USD |
2017 | 3.72 bn USD | 869 USD | 27,025 USD |
2018 | 4.33 bn USD | 983 USD | 28,454 USD |
2019 | 4.48 bn USD | 991 USD | 27,178 USD |
2020 | 4.68 bn USD | 1,007 USD | 30,798 USD |