Mauritania vs World: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Mauritania
0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
World
0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritania rank
12th
World rank
14th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 11.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and World ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | World |
| 1980s | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | World |
| 2000s | 0.0738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Mauritania or World?
- Mauritania, at 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Mauritania and World?
- 0.121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and World ranks 14th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.