Ghana vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Ghana
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritania
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
138th
Mauritania rank
137th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
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 138th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 191 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 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Ghana ranks 138th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.