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

Mauritania
0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Niger
0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
143rd
Niger rank
142nd

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
-200-150-100-500197419992024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 143rd and Niger ranks 142nd of 192 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 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1986 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1986 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
1980s 0.1419 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1075 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
1990s 0.1149 BoP, current US$ per person 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9902 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
2000s 0.3437 BoP, current US$ per person -0.2856 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6293 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
2010s -26.87 BoP, current US$ per person 0.018 BoP, current US$ per person 26.89 BoP, current US$ per person Niger
2020s 0.91 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7392 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1708 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$), per capita, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 0.7667 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Mauritania and Niger?
0.0128 BoP, current US$ per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 143rd and Niger ranks 142nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.