Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2021
Mauritania
0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
141st
Mauritania rank
143rd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
-200-150-100-500197519992024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mauritania ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1419 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1419 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6666 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6658 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
2010s 0.1295 BoP, current US$ per person -26.87 BoP, current US$ per person 27 BoP, current US$ per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.8613 BoP, current US$ per person 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person 0.716 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Afghanistan, at 0.7698 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
23 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 143rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.