Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Central African Republic
0.0021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2002
Mauritania
0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
144th
Mauritania rank
142nd

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Mauritania
-800-600-400-2000197519992023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 61.8 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic
1980s 2.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic
1990s 4.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Central African Republic
2000s 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.3541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.3521 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per, Central African Republic or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Central African Republic and Mauritania?
0.1258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?
22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2002.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Central African Republic ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (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
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.