Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Antigua and Barbuda
12.1%
in 2025
Mauritania
13.2%
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
13th
Mauritania rank
12th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.2% against 12.1% in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 0.8% | 8.3% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.3% | 5.1% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 7.4% | 5.9% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.7% | 1.6% | Antigua and Barbuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Antigua and Barbuda or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 13.2% against 12.1% in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritania?
- 1.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 13th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.