Mauritania vs Mozambique: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mauritania
13.2%
in 2024
Mozambique
15.4%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
12th
Mozambique rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 15.4% against 13.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 23.7% | 16.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 19.9% | 8.1% | Mozambique |
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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 15.4% against 13.2% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 2.2%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 9th 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.