Mauritania vs Peru: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Mauritania
278.62 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Peru
299.42 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
80th
Peru rank
77th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 299.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 20.8 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 80th and Peru ranks 77th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.74 BoP, current US$ per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 61.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 72.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 40.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 133.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 256.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 123.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 232.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 182.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Mauritania or Peru?
- Peru, at 299.42 BoP, current US$ per person against 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Mauritania and Peru?
- 20.8 BoP, current US$ per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Peru?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Peru rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 80th and Peru ranks 77th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.