Albania vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net

Albania
-1.51 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mauritania
-1.44 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Albania rank
135th
Mauritania rank
133rd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Albania
  • Mauritania
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B197520002025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -1.44 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.51 billion BoP, current US$ in Albania, a difference of 69.76 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mauritania ahead.

Albania ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 196 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s -49.20 million BoP, current US$ -6.57 million BoP, current US$ 42.63 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
2010s -1.07 billion BoP, current US$ -533.06 million BoP, current US$ 539.60 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania
2020s -1.25 billion BoP, current US$ -1.14 billion BoP, current US$ 113.27 million BoP, current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Albania or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at -1.44 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.51 billion BoP, current US$ in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Albania and Mauritania?
69.76 million BoP, current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritania?
18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Albania and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Albania ranks 135th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.