Kuwait vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Kuwait
-73.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
-69.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kuwait rank
160th
Mauritania rank
158th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -69.78 % change on previous year against -73.46 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 3.68 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 160th and Mauritania ranks 158th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.33 % change on previous year | -78.62 % change on previous year | 93.94 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 92.47 % change on previous year | -43.51 % change on previous year | 135.98 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -117.5 % change on previous year | -87.38 % change on previous year | 30.11 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 33.04 % change on previous year | 26.63 % change on previous year | 6.4 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -54.71 % change on previous year | -62.43 % change on previous year | 7.72 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -69.78 % change on previous year against -73.46 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 3.68 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 160th and Mauritania ranks 158th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.