Mauritania vs Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Mauritania
-69.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Senegal
-65.09 % change on previous year
in 2023
Mauritania rank
158th
Senegal rank
155th

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
-600-400-2000200400197519992024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -65.09 % change on previous year against -69.78 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 4.69 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Senegal ahead.

Mauritania ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 155th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s -78.62 % change on previous year 43.15 % change on previous year 121.76 % change on previous year Senegal
1980s -20.27 % change on previous year -3.17 % change on previous year 17.09 % change on previous year Senegal
1990s -121.96 % change on previous year 21.85 % change on previous year 143.8 % change on previous year Senegal
2010s 26.63 % change on previous year -30.5 % change on previous year 57.14 % change on previous year Mauritania
2020s -53 % change on previous year -49.66 % change on previous year 3.33 % change on previous year Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Mauritania or Senegal?
Senegal, at -65.09 % change on previous year against -69.78 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Mauritania and Senegal?
4.69 % change on previous year, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Mauritania ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 155th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.