Foreign debt rose 0.383% to USD 4,604 bil in Mauritania in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Mauritania reached an all time high of USD 5,716 bil in 2020 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 7,315 bil, USD 6,457 bil in Mali, USD 69,267 bil in Morocco and USD 39,950 bil in Senegal in 2023.
Mauritania has been ranked 83rd 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 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | 5,178 | 7,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 12,771 | 10,624 | 9,159 | 9,761 | 10,296 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | USD bil | 755 | 778 | 852 | 964 | 1,113 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | USD bil | 2,390 | 2,591 | 3,540 | 4,117 | 4,642 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | USD bil | 4,320 | 4,595 | 4,994 | 5,809 | 6,375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 5,241 | 5,224 | 5,381 | 5,716 | 4,814 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 51,358 | 50,686 | 55,279 | 66,010 | 65,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 3,035 | 3,176 | 3,584 | 4,549 | 4,967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 14,246 | 18,982 | 19,249 | 23,933 | 28,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tunisia | USD bil | 33,714 | 35,266 | 40,225 | 41,977 | 43,022 |
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