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

Mauritania
0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
1.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
142nd
Uganda rank
141st

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

  • Mauritania
  • Uganda
-800-600-400-2000200197519992023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 1.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 14.8 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.

Mauritania ranks 142nd and Uganda ranks 141st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0.2469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2010s -114.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 119.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 234.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 4.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.57 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$), per, Mauritania or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 0.1279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Mauritania and Uganda?
1.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Uganda ranks 141st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.