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

Guyana
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Guyana rank
140th
Mauritania rank
137th

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

  • Guyana
  • Mauritania
-0.1-0.075-0.05-0.025-0197519992024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guyana, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guyana ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana 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 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1990s -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2000s 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2010s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2020s 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Guyana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Guyana and Mauritania?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Guyana ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.