Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Cape Verde
5.0%
in 2025
Mauritius
4.6%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
42nd
Mauritius rank
45th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritius
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.0% against 4.6% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritius ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Mauritius ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.0% | 5.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Cape Verde or Mauritius?
- Cape Verde, at 5.0% against 4.6% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd and Mauritius ranks 45th 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.