Mauritania vs Niger: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Mauritania
823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
160th
Niger rank
161st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
-1.0k-50005001.0k1.5k197019962023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 13.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 160th and Niger ranks 161st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1970s -2.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
1980s 8.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 5.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2000s 207.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 94.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 483.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 521.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
2020s 1,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 581.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 448.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 823.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 809.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Mauritania and Niger?
13.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Mauritania ranks 160th and Niger ranks 161st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.