Mauritania vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Mauritania
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mauritania rank
137th
Samoa rank
139th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 139th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | 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 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Mauritania ranks 137th and Samoa ranks 139th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.