Mauritania vs Namibia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Mauritania
13.2%
in 2024
Namibia
14.2%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
12th
Namibia rank
10th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.2% against 13.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Namibia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 2.5% | Mauritania |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 14.2% 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 Namibia?
- 1.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th 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.