Kiribati vs Mauritania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Kiribati
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 58,871 BoP, current US$ against 16,114 BoP, current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 42,757 BoP, current US$.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 3.7 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kiribati ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 254,501 BoP, current US$ | 254,501 BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 77,145 BoP, current US$ | 366,119 BoP, current US$ | 288,975 BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 82,987 BoP, current US$ | 1.02 million BoP, current US$ | 940,013 BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 103,154 BoP, current US$ | -118.39 million BoP, current US$ | 118.49 million BoP, current US$ | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 46,596 BoP, current US$ | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | 1.48 million BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Kiribati or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 58,871 BoP, current US$ against 16,114 BoP, current US$ in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Kiribati and Mauritania?
- 42,757 BoP, current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Mauritania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Kiribati ranks 158th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.