Ghana vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Ghana
0.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
0.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
136th
Mauritania rank
135th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Ghana ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 135th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.9% | 2.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 135th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.