Mauritania vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 395,277 BoP, current US$ against 58,871 BoP, current US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 336,406 BoP, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 6.7 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980s | 254,501 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 254,501 BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.50 million BoP, current US$ | -2.22 million BoP, current US$ | 3.72 million BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -145.42 million BoP, current US$ | 3.28 million BoP, current US$ | 148.70 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | 767,965 BoP, current US$ | 754,996 BoP, current US$ | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 395,277 BoP, current US$ against 58,871 BoP, current US$ in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 336,406 BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Mauritania ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 155th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). 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.