Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Mauritania

40.4 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
-0.3 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$12.6 bnGDP, current prices
-5.8 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
40.4 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
-0.3 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$12.6 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-5.8 % (2025)
Debt level
30–60% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
−19.5 pp
ISO code
MRT

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

1990202512.61.8
PeriodValue
2025$12.6 bn
2024$10.9 bn
2023$10.7 bn
2022$9.6 bn
2021$9.1 bn
2020$8.5 bn
2019$7.9 bn
2018$7.5 bn
2017$6.8 bn
2016$6.4 bn
2015$6.2 bn
2014$6.6 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19902025-5.8-7.3
PeriodValue
2025-5.8 %
2024-9.5 %
2023-8.7 %
2022-14.9 %
2021-8.9 %
2020-6.8 %
2019-10.5 %
2018-13.1 %
2017-10.0 %
2016-11.0 %
2015-15.5 %
2014-22.2 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

2000202540.455.5
PeriodValue
202540.4 %
202445.2 %
202348.6 %
202250.1 %
202154.5 %
202056.5 %
201957.7 %
201859.2 %
201755.7 %
201657.6 %
201559.9 %
201449.5 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

20042025-0.3-3.1
PeriodValue
2025-0.3 %
2024-1.4 %
2023-2.4 %
2022-3.1 %
20212.6 %
20202.8 %
20192.6 %
20183.2 %
20170.5 %
20160.1 %
2015-2.4 %
2014-2.6 %