Guyana vs Mauritius: Foreign direct investment, net

Guyana
1.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Mauritius
962.72 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Guyana rank
23rd
Mauritius rank
25th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Guyana
  • Mauritius
-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B010.0B197620002024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 962.72 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritius, a difference of 179.17 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 23rd and Mauritius ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Mauritius Difference Ahead
1970s 588,238 BoP, current US$ -3.65 million BoP, current US$ 4.24 million BoP, current US$ Guyana
1980s -2.38 million BoP, current US$ -3.02 million BoP, current US$ 638,094 BoP, current US$ Guyana
1990s -74.78 million BoP, current US$ -14.30 million BoP, current US$ 60.48 million BoP, current US$ Mauritius
2000s -89.64 million BoP, current US$ -121.36 million BoP, current US$ 31.72 million BoP, current US$ Guyana
2010s -544.81 million BoP, current US$ -8.28 billion BoP, current US$ 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ Guyana
2020s 163.10 million BoP, current US$ 5.68 billion BoP, current US$ 5.52 billion BoP, current US$ Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Guyana or Mauritius?
Guyana, at 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ against 962.72 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Guyana and Mauritius?
179.17 million BoP, current US$, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritius?
40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Mauritius rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Guyana ranks 23rd and Mauritius ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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.