Mauritania vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Mauritania
13.2%
in 2024
Namibia
14.8%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
9th
Namibia rank
8th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
-100102030200020122024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.8% against 13.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 8th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 7.4% 6.3% 1.0% Mauritania
2010s 7.5% 4.0% 3.5% Mauritania
2020s 11.7% 9.4% 2.3% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Mauritania or Namibia?
Namibia, at 14.8% against 13.2% in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Mauritania and Namibia?
1.6%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed