How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Timor-Leste?

21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.

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.

Mauritania vs Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Mauritania

13.2%

in 2024

Timor-Leste

13.3%

in 2025

Mauritania rank

12th

Timor-Leste rank

11th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

Mauritania
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 13.3% against 13.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 198 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.7%	2.9%	4.8%	Mauritania
2010s	7.5%	1.7%	5.8%	Mauritania
2020s	11.7%	-0.6%	12.4%	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 Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 13.3% against 13.2% in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Mauritania and Timor-Leste?: 0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Timor-Leste?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.