Mauritania vs Mongolia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mauritania
13.2%
in 2024
Mongolia
11.7%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
12th
Mongolia rank
15th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.2% against 11.7% in Mongolia, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Mongolia ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 13.0% | 5.5% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 12.9% | 1.2% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Mauritania or Mongolia?
- Mauritania, at 13.2% against 11.7% in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 1.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mongolia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Mongolia ranks 15th 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.